https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:29:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20621 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:04:21 +0000 twinmama 20621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, and my boss' grandkids called him "Papa ChooChoo" when they were really little, since he had amazing train sets :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20620 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:03:01 +0000 twinmama 20620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom called her 2 grandfathers PapPap and PomPom. I've always thought it was really cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20283 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:23:28 +0000 DillonLion 20283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandparents were always grandpa and grandma. I didn't even know people used other words until I was much older. SO has a granny and a grandad. His mom is "aunt deedee" to his cousins, so I'm assuming she'll become "grandma deedee" or "granny deedee" when we have kids. She's still deciding on what she wants to be called, however. No, we don't have kids yet ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20265 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:09:44 +0000 HabesBabe 20265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww, I didn't have any cute names. Just the titles in Vietnamese :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20260 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:57:08 +0000 mamabolt 20260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandfather's nickname was Buzzy, but his grandchildren called him Buzzy Bee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20257 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:53:16 +0000 mrsmcgyro 20257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These names are so cute! I had a Nanny, GranGran, Pa, and Grandpa growing up. My parents have already been dubbed Puto and Bumble by my youngest cousins, so that will probably be what we call them with my children. My DH is Greek so his parents will be Yiayia and Papou like his grandparents were. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20238 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:29:40 +0000 Coastinganon 20238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandparents were called Gram and Gramps. They have since both passed on. My mom decided to be called Gram, but since my grandfather wasn't the nicest man towards the end of his life, my dad wanted something else and chose Zayde, the Yiddish form of Grandfather.</p> <p>On my husband's side, we call the grandparents Grammy and Grampy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20236 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:25:45 +0000 LuLu Mom 20236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My nieces call my parents Grandma &amp; papa. Although the 4 year old now calls him Grandpa "because she's not a baby anymore and can say it right." I like Papa so I think I'm going to try to stick with it when the time comes. </p> <p>I'm blessed to still have my Great Grandma (97) and we have always called her Gee Gee becuase my sister couldn't say "Great Grandma Alice" and it has stuck with the entire family now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20141 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:48:41 +0000 themcmom 20141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Dad joked that he didn't care what Wombat called him and he'd be fine with Fred, so I'm calling him Fred until Wombat can officially name him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20115 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:27:44 +0000 MH.Abroad 20115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We called ours Mima and Poppy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20105 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:13:08 +0000 Meridian 20105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, so many cute and creative names! I had no idea that grandparents wanted to be called anything besides "grandma" and "grandpa", haha... Will have to ask our parents, when the time comes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20097 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:59:40 +0000 oliviaoblivia 20097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Grumpy! That's hilarious :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20050 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:20:05 +0000 mediagirl 20050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my parents are going by the traditional grandma and grandpa. My husband's sisters kids call his parents Grammy and grampy. Can I just say how much I don't like those names? What happens when the kids are older? You stop calling your parents mommy and daddy, do you start calling the grandparents gram and gramps? Now those names? I like those. I think it's the "ie" sound I am not a fan of. </p> <p>PS... @looch I love that you call your dad grumpy. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20049 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:15:43 +0000 SugarplumsMom 20049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just saw a picture of my aunts on FB with their new grandbabies. They're calling themselves galm-mas! Hehe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-20013 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:12:43 +0000 looch 20013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I call my dad "Grumpy" instead of "Grampy." He's a tough cookie with a soft heart, so his natural expression is one that normally makes him look annoyed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19926 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:52:20 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 19926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband has a Grommie and Poppy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19922 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:41:09 +0000 loveablebee 19922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine are called nana and baba </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19920 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:40:20 +0000 erinpye 19920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of my mothers in law is wanting to be Mimi. My mom likes Mimsy and I think it's pretty cute. In my fam all grandpas are "Papas" and grandmas are "Gramma" or "Grammy" and I have one Nana. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19908 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:21:37 +0000 oliviaoblivia 19908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like all of these names!! Especially the baby-made-up ones! We didn't have exciting names growing up, just grandma and grandpa.</p> <p>@twodoghouse: Yes she is! Miss Nola is 18 months old. Aussies are the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19905 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:20:16 +0000 junebugmama 19905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My bonus son calls all of his Grandmother's "Ama". They each have identifying names, my mother's is Ama and then her first name, which makes the most sense, then he calls DH's Mom "Ama with the kitties" and his bio-mom's mother "Ama boo boo", because when he was little she called him boo boo. I think it's funny when grandparents pick their names, because I think that children will call you whatever they want and then it sticks with the rest of the grandkids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19902 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:17:36 +0000 twodoghouse 19902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HokieMomma3: My mom also wants to go with GiGi. I didn't even really know that there was this phenomenon of naming the grandparents special names (we just called both sets grandma and grandpa) but my mom has given it A LOT of thought, haha. </p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: I love your icon! Is your dog an Australian Shepherd? My babies are Aussies! (well, one of them is only 1/2 Aussie, but still) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19854 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:35:21 +0000 Wondermommy 19854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Pop-Pop, a Nee-na, a Papa, and a NaMa (pronounced with a short 'a' in the first syllable, as sounded in bat or cat, and the 'Ma' part is just regular) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19851 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:32:16 +0000 HokieMomma3 19851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom picked out GiGi (actually I think I heard it somewhere and she liked that it was a little different). My dad is Papa (same as his dad for me). </p> <p>My in-laws think that the kids get to pick whatever they want since my sister in laws daughter just started calling them NiNi and Pampy (because should couldn't pronounce what they wanted). I sort of agree with this but I also think that you can just correct the child if they get it "wrong". </p> <p>I have a patient (I'm a PT) who was talking about her kids called their grandpa Big Poppa. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19846 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:29:10 +0000 Mrs. D 19846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around here, Grandmothers are usually Grammie, which is what I call my moms mom. When we were little, my cousin couldn't say that, so he called her Gammie.<br /> I remember a TV show where the grandmother wanted to be called Goddess, lol.<br /> My mom has some "adopted" grandsons, who call her Jammie, which is a combo of Grammie and her first initial.<br /> I love how on Big Bang theory and on Reba, the grandmother is called Meemaw, which I figure is common in Texas? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19845 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:29:09 +0000 Killer b 19845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the super redneck Mamaw and Papaw for mine, and my hubs called his grandma Memmie. I've always liked Gigi as a grandma name. My mom picked out Oma (german, even though we're not remotely german) and has since switched it to Nan, and now Gamma. I think she's just wasting her time since I'm sure my daughter will come up with her own name for her and she'll get stuck with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19826 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:08:28 +0000 MamaMoose 19826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandmother is Mumu. Her name is Muriel and her little brother couldn't pronounce it and so Mumu has stuck her whole life. My parents will probably be yaya and papouli (greek). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19792 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:44:25 +0000 winniebee 19792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Airport Grandma!!</p> <p>My parents are Gaga and Buck. They were supposed to be Grandma and Pops but my sister's LO apparently deemed these names more appropriate! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19786 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:39:59 +0000 oliviaoblivia 19786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Grandma Flo - awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19783 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:38:49 +0000 Rosie Girl 19783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyndistar3: heehee! that makes me giggle ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-cute-grandparent-names#post-19781 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:37:30 +0000 cyndistar3 19781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH has a Grandma Flo, her real name is Florence </p>