Why did you choose your Gransnet Name?

That’s a brilliant one teabag!

Eleanor Roosevelt said that women are like teabags, you don’t know how strong they are until they’re in hot water. I was dealing with a lot at the time and it served as a reminder.

I was Loupylou then a LoupyLou appeared and I asked to change my name.
BlueBalou just came into my head 😊

It’s where I live. Hiding in plain sight amongst 41,000 residents.

On anything.

My GD visited most weekends when she was a baby, as my go to word when anything (sudden, unexpected or painful) happened wasn’t suitable for a child’s ears. I retrained myself to say oops, when she was a toddler and she fell or knocked herself we would go ‘oops a daisy’ that helped me to remember not to say s**t so often.

Now she’s a teenager if I bang my elbow or knock myself anything I seem to have reverted back to saying s**t.
Naughty Nanny.

Because I have no imagination…. Because I’m a grandma and the other half is a shortening of my name.

MrsKen33

Because I had a preference for someone at the time.

He’s no longer the object of your affections?

Ashcombe was the name of my house in school and DH oldddudders, sometimes refers to me as his “Ashcombe girlie” as we went to the same school; many years later, we met again via Friends Reunited.

Because from my garden in Bolton...I can see Wales...jodrell bank..Mersey estuary etc....

Because I love puffins!

It's what my late husband called me.

I like the play on words of "re-tired". Like the thought of being recycled into the many roles and guises in my life.

Because I had a preference for someone at the time.

And I prefer the name Maddy to my actual first name. I should have have changed over years ago but feel it’s too late now.

Because Maddy is the derivative of my middle name and I just stuck the one on the end because someone else already had Maddy as their user name. My daughter has already worked out who I am anyway but I’m not bothered. No one else knows who I am.

Simple really. Was after something short & the year defines me.
Then it's like Jo90 - my alter-ego makes me smile 😂

My original name was too obvious so I changed it to my natural hair colour sadly it does not exist!

First letter of family names.

I was sitting there wondering what to call myself. I played with a few names and I literally went crazy - so I thought , that’s it “CrazyH it will be “

I’d tried using a few sensible names but they were all taken , frustrated by it I just wrote the first silly name that sprung to mind and it were free ! Surprise surprise !

Mine is the name of a long deceased family pet. I've used it on several forums, mainly because my mind goes completely blank when asked for a password or pseudonym so I just use the same one. I have a sad lack of imagination when it comes to being creative ☹️

mamaa

It’smy first grandchilds early attempt at saying ‘Grandma’

That was my first grandchild's attempt at saying ''Grandma'' as well!.
She is 31 this week.

Mine started with the gem - my friend use to call me that it stands for good earth mum 😂, I like to grow a lot of the fruit and veg we eat along with my herbs, I love baking and make all our bread, I make chutney and jams, and well old fashioned I suppose. We were good friends, and the name was given with love, and I use it with fond memories.

I’m now a nana, still bake, and sew and garden, so I’m now a nana gem 😁

It’s my daughters nickname for me occasionally.