<p>Both sets of my grandparents were called Grandma and Grandpa Lastname. Back then, as far as kids were concerned adults didn’t have first names! Our grandkids call us Grandma Firstname and Pop.</p>
<p>My grandparents were still alive when oldest was born.
We called them Grandma & Grandpa last name.
My kids called my mom & in laws Grandma & Grandpa first name.
If I ever have grandkids, I will be pleasantly surprised, but they can call me whatever they want, but I like Grandma & Grandpa first name.</p>
<p>A friend’s two year old kid was calling his grandmother “Grandma”, until he overheard a conversation in which a worker replied to grandma, “yes, Ma’am!” Grandma has been Ma’am ever since, and to 8 subsequent grandkids…</p>
<p>My parents were last name popo and last name gung gung (Cantonese way of addressing grandparents). Once my inlaws died, my folks just became popo and gung gung. The other grandkids call their other grandparents grandma first name and other names. </p>
<p>Paternal great grandmother is tai tai. Don’t think our kids saw her, as she lived in CA and died when they were toddlers. </p>
<p>One of my friends called get grandma Auntie Rose because she fostered many, many kids and that was what they all called her so her kids and grandkids called her that too. </p>
<p>^^ Did your kids call their paternal grandparents by a different name “Mama” and “Yeh Yeh” from maternal grandparents “Popo” and “Gung Gung” ?</p>
<p>No, they called my folks by their last name and then popo and gung gung, and my inlaws similarly. After inlaws died, it was simplified to just popo and gung gung, since none of the other grandparents go by that name among the 14 grandkids. Yeh Yeh is what my sister’s kids call their paternal grandpa. Not sure what they call the paternal grandma. </p>
<p>My sister is Mimi because my mom is still alive and she is Grammy. Neither my mom nor her two sister’s used Nana - which is what we called our Grandmother - because they thought it was too old fashioned so they were all Grammy. I have a cousin who is also Mimi and two who are Grammy’s ( their mom had died before grandchildren were born.) </p>
<p>Here is a fun link of grandparent names. Not sure my H would like to be called Stud-pa…though maybe he would… <a href=“Grandparent names | BabyCenter”>Grandparent names | BabyCenter; </p>
<p>I cant wait to be a grandma. I don’t care what they call me! I will find out what the future inlaws are going to be called by their first grandchild (who isnt talking yet) and will go from there. Am getting a bit ahead of myself though…</p>
<p>My older brother was born when my mom was not yet 20 and my grandparents were in their 40s. My grandmother refused to think of herself as “old,” so those grandparents went by their first names, and all their Christmas tags were signed with their first initials.</p>
<p>My father was my mom’s second husband, and I was born 10 years later. I called my dad’s mother “Gramma,” accent on the first syllable. I think she’d have gone by that name no matter how old she’d been when I was born.</p>
<p>You’d think with my five I would have a least one grandbaby, but NOPE.
So my neighbors taking pity on me enlisted my help with their newborn just about 3 years ago. The daddy is always deployed (current deployment is 14 months!) and the mommy is law enforcement so 12 hour shifts for her. </p>
<p>And it has been a blast! Somebody else’s baby I can spoil as much as I want!!!</p>
<p>So “my baby” is turning 3 and now he’s my “big boy”! And he tell’s everyone he’s Kat’s boy!! Since we spend so much time together he has started picking up some mannerisms of mine which is good and…not so good. This time around there is not a mess of kiddos, just him. Again good and not so good. </p>
<p>My time with him is so enjoyable I am dreading kindergarten. Feels as bad as when mine went off to the academy and schools far, far away!!!</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>@ Emaheevul07 (couple pages back–bring back the post #s!) about the Polish grandparents. In my family we called one grandma Babcia, and the other Grandma–and great-grandma was the Busia (which I just looked up and found that is is strictly a Polish-American word–not used in Poland) Sometimes my mom called Busia and her friends, collectively, “babushkas”–it is the scarf that the old ladies (in Poland/Russia) wear on their heads. (Maybe “babush”–sounds like “bob-oosh” is what you heard?) There are many similar-sounding words. My parents have mostly dropped the Polish terms. A few nieces/nephews call dad “Dziadzia”–probably because their mom (my s-i-l) is also Polish (the rest of us married Germans, Irish, etc. so not motivated to keep our traditions).</p>
<p>My SIL’s mom was Babcia. I never knew how it was spelled. </p>
<p>A long, long time ago, Jewish grandparents were called Bubbe and Zayde. I don’t think any one uses those anymore! </p>
<p>Anyone of Hungarian heritage here? My grandmother of blessed memory was called (phonetically) Unyuka. When DS was born, my dad wanted to be called “Granddaddy” which he repeatedly tried to teach DS, the first grandchild. Despite his best efforts, DS called him “Daddo”, which he loved, and which the following grandchildren also called him. I agree that it’s great when you are “named” by your grandchildren!</p>
<p>My best friend as a small child was a boy born in Poland who was ENDLESSLY flummoxed by my use of “busia” – he had never heard it. I am not sure where we picked it up from. My great grandparents came over from Poland and lived in Yonkers, NY for a time as small children, on the same street though they did not know each other, and later by complete coincidence both moved to the same street in Wyandotte, MI where my mother’s family lived up until my generation. I wonder if it is common in downriver MI or in parts of NY. I have read the same as you, that it is not real Polish, but it is a little shocking to me that they would have switched from polish to american words while my great grandmother was still around. Though, my Busia does not know very much Polish, so perhaps she and my mother adopted americanized words for easier pronunciation even though my pupush knew better.</p>
<p>I did find a random blog on google which references Busia, Aden, and Pupush all in the same sentence, so at least one other family must use it! I wish mine was still around to ask her where it came from.</p>
<p>My mom was actually alarmed to find out that my FMIL had a Busia as well, proclaiming, “but /I/ am going to be the Busia!” FMIL doesn’t seem to mind, thank goodness. My fiance doesn’t really identify with any of his heritage and his family didn’t use the polish words at all, but we’ll keep them on my side. My great grandparents were the backbone of my family and we keep our traditions alive for them.</p>
<p>Sister’s name is Ginger but she is GG to her grandkids.</p>
<p>So much fun to read this thread! I hope to join the grandparent ranks someday and will happily answer to whatever name is created.
Both my grandmothers lived with us when I was growing up. My Russian maternal grandmother was my Babushka and my Polish paternal grandmother was Babcia. When my parents’ first grandchild was born (45 years ago!), we thought my mother would be Babushka, too, but that was too difficult to pronounce so my mother’s “grandmother” name became Bobbie.<br>
There was no “grandfather” name for my dad until my daughter (the last grandchild) came along and she started calling him Papa.<br>
My in-laws are Grandma and Grandpa to all their grandchildren. </p>
<p>How about Grandmama? I think I’ll have to wear my hair up and purchase a lorgnette for that one. :)</p>
<p>^^^
From the Addams Family? :> </p>
<p>lol…I think after reading all these posts, the OP may be now thinking that whatever she’s called by her little grandbabies she’ll grow to love it. :)</p>
<p>Just had a thought about those who think they’re too young to be called “Grandma or Grandpa”, how would they then refer to their grandchildren if they were introducing them? Would they say, “this is my son’s daughter?” lol (I never heard my grandpa-phobic FIL introduce his grandchildren so I don’t know if he just avoided the whole scenario all-together. If he had lived just a few more years, not only would he have become a great-grandfather, but he would have seen his gorgeous young looking daughter being called, “grandma”. lol )</p>
<p>Actually, if G’Son had not called me Nonnie I was going to push for Granny because it makes me laugh.</p>