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Nanna or Nana?

(65 Posts)
Maggiemaybe Fri 10-Mar-17 09:32:48

Well, I am Nanna/Nana and still not sure! I think I prefer the former to distinguish it from bananas and proper nanas grin

I actually think it's naff to criticise other people's choice of name but now await the first goat/paid staff snipe.

Floradora9 Fri 10-Mar-17 09:15:48

Neither in Scotland .

Liz46 Fri 10-Mar-17 09:04:30

It's strange how our childhood (so long ago) can still affect us. My Nanna was lovely so that is what I wanted to be called.

Teetime Fri 10-Mar-17 09:02:08

I am Nanna Sue as my grandmother was.

PRINTMISS Fri 10-Mar-17 08:56:42

I should hate to be called Nanna, always been grandma thank goodness.

Badenkate Fri 10-Mar-17 08:10:13

My grandmother was called Nana (or Nanna) and she was such a horrible old bag I swore I'd never be called that no matter how it's spelt!

Anya Fri 10-Mar-17 08:08:00

No!

mcem Fri 10-Mar-17 08:06:35

Does it matter???

Anya Fri 10-Mar-17 07:55:19

I think it's when you get cards etc. with either to Nana or Nana written on the envelope Maw that you notice or (god forbid) those twee Greatest Nanna mugs, etc. Incidentally my predictive text doesn't like Nanna and tries to offer Nana as an alternative

However my predictive text can be very creative and positively rude on some occasions so I'll not make a judgement on that alone.

To misquote a well known poem, the spelling's 'what one damn well pleases'.

vampirequeen Fri 10-Mar-17 07:49:58

My mam is a nana. I'm a grandma. I don't know which is right but I seem to think the nanna appeared more after the greetings card industry chose that spelling but I may be wrong.

MawBroon Fri 10-Mar-17 07:47:32

How can you tell the difference between them, they sound exactly the same to me confused
I favour Granny, but we have had so many threads on what to call us old dears, I won't go down that road. ?? smile

tanith Fri 10-Mar-17 07:43:55

What does it matter what they call you confused

ginny Fri 10-Mar-17 07:27:26

I'm Nana too.

Bellasnana Fri 10-Mar-17 06:53:34

My grandmother was always Nana and I have now become Nana. However, I live in Malta where all grandmothers are 'Nanna' and grandfathers are 'Nannu'. I don't think either version is right or wrong, although it actually seems easier to find cards for Nana than Nanna.

Liz46 Fri 10-Mar-17 06:30:25

I live in England and have always used 'Nanna' but 'Nana' seems to have become more popular. Which is correct?