what do the grandchildren call you?

I didn't want to be known as Granny but I'm quite content to be known as Grandma

hi jackyann - I have 4 grandchildren and I am a Gran to all but one (who calls me Granny, gran, gran!). Have you thought about Gran followed by your given name. For more ideas go to the Chat forum 'Grandma - Granny - Nana - Nanny etc etc' where there is a discussion about what we are called by our little darlings. You'll love being a grandmother....

Thanks - still finding my way around - yes, very interesting.
I would love a reason to be called something "wise sounding" like Tipuna (but maybe Maori grannies like the sound of "nanna"!)
I do like the idea of taking the title of the grandmother you would most like to emulate.
And I am using my given name here - I can only imagine what a young child will say for nanny jackie!!!

My grandchildren call me by my given name, albeit sometimes prefixed by " gran". My pal is from Pakistan, and tells me that daddy's mummy there is called " Daddima", and mummy's mummy is " Nannima". I like that, hence the username.

Hi

I am about to be a first time granny too (imminent as we think the little one may be on the way as i type).

Im not fond of granny as Im only in my 40's, grandma is a bit formal for me, my friend suggested grammy, but i think im going to settle for mamma followed by my christian name, the same my mum and grandma before me.

hope i manage to sleep tonight,

sj

I am just granny and love to hear my grandchildren calling me that.

My Grandchildren call me Grandma, apart from the 2yr old and he calls me Grandpa in my pocket

No grandchildren yet but we've decided to be Grandma and Grandpa. The other future grandparents are Chinese, so i guess there'll be a Chinese title for them.

Oh, and the other lad's inlaws-to-be are Dutch Australian so there's always Oma and Opa to use there.

We are Oma and Opa as we live in Germany and the grandchildren are bi-lingual.

We're Granny and Grandpa because that's what we chose and nobody objected. Two sets of grandchildren have a Gran and Papa as well as us and the other set have another Granny and Grandpa. but they seem to cope without confusion in spite of being only 2 and 3. It never pays to underestimate the intelligence of your grandchildren!

We are grandma and granda.The other grandparents are Grandma and Granda and Nanna.
I called my maternal grandparents grandma and granda, my paternal grandmother was grandma followed by her surname.I never knew my dad's father as he left home when I was a baby.My greatgrandmother was nanna.

We are Nan and Grandad. I used to call my own grandparents that so it feels right.

Both Grannies are Granny - as we both hate Nana and/or Grandma - however I'm called Gaggi for some reason. Obviously that is how my 2 year old GD can sort out who is who in her life.

I used to call my Gran Gaggi when I was small ... and my Granddad was 'Ga Ga'

My claim to Nonna is very tenuous ... My Maternal Grandfather was Italian but I never knew him and I have no other Italian connections.

I originally wanted Grandy but my kids laughed at me so I reverted to my fall back position of Nonna (which has the advantage that the little ones learn to say it very quickly LOL)... a friend of mine chose YaYa which is Greek but she's no more Greek than Yorkshire pudding, she just liked it

I'm proud to be Granny, as my mother was to my children. I hate Nanny, that's someone paid to look after children and now sounds very 1970s.

I also wanted to be known as Grandma, which is what my children called my Mother and even though she is no longer around it makes me think of her.

We are Nanni and Dandan and when our grand daughter comes here she says she is going to nannidandan's.
Nanni was my daughter's choice but the little girl came up with Dandan herself.
When I was a child I used to call my Grandad 'DanDan' so we've gone full circle here.
To my other grandchildren I am White Nanni. Their other grandma is Blue Nanni. We can't work out why - nothing to do with hair colour either.

We are Grandma [ me ] and Poppy [ him ] not sure where that came from, the eldest started with poppy from knowhere and the others have just copied I think.

Because my granddaughter has two sets of grandparents, two great Grans and one great Grandad we tend to call our selves 'Granny' followed by our Christian names, or two of them are 'Nannie' +Christian name apart from my mum who she calls Poppet which was originally the name my mum called her.

I'm in my early fifties and I love it when we are out and she calls me 'Granny'
It doesn't make me feel old at all, just very proud and lucky to have her.

I've noticed as she's got a bit older she's shortening it herself to 'Gran' when she speaks to me.

I am nana, but my grandson used to call me nanas, because my daughter used to say "let's go round to nana's house", which I think was very sweet. My dh is grumpsy because he is a bit!! The only problem with having unconventional names is that you can't get cards with titles on. There are plenty around for granny, grandpa etc. but that doesn't really matter, they can always make them for you which is probably nicer anyway

Both Grandmothers wanted to be called Granny - both hated Nan, Nana, and Grandma or Grandmother - so I was referred to as GrannyP and the other Granny as Granny. Our 2 two year old grandaughter calls me Gaggi and the other Granny, Granny. Which ia fine with us. My maternal grandparents were Poppy and Atty [don't ask why too long a story].My ex-husband who lives in Florida with wife #3 wants to be called Pappi and his wife Miss Linda!! Silly fool, I daresay our little one will find her own names for them. I know we have............

I am Granny to my own grandchildren, but I am a surrogate grandmother to several other children (long story) so am also known as Grandma, Granann and Po Po/Nai Nai (Chinese).

I know that some of these titles are family nicknames & some are from other languages, but is there a regional bias?
When I was a child, all grandmothers (East Midlands) were nanny or nana and grandfathers were gramps or grampy (unless they were from other countries, which a number were, post WW2). Only a few children, mostly those who had moved from elsewhere had grannies & grandads.

I never heard the term "nanny" as someone to care for a child until I moved away - anyone in that position was called a "children's nurse" - indeed when I was a child, the term "nurse" was always qualified eg: "hospital nurse" or "sick children's nurse".

When I read that people "hate" nanny/nana I wonder if they are from other parts of the country?
My own mil (London) certainly wanted to be "grandma" so that left my mum very happy to be "nanny" as all of her family had been.

I am also wondering (in a whisper) if there is a class bias in these names????????