https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:01:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767624 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:14:50 +0000 PawPrints 2767624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD calls her great-grandmother "Nana" but it's easy for us since her grandmothers are Grammy and Nanee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767563 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:04:45 +0000 808love 2767563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jennlin821: GrandnaNA!! Perfect! As long as LO agrees! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767559 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:02:12 +0000 jennlin821 2767559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MOMTOLITTLEB: My thoughts go out to your family, losing a family member is never easy, no matter how old they are. </p> <p>@ALV91711: Nana the great - that's hilarious! I love it. My mom might want to be called that.</p> <p>@808love: I like this too, perhaps GrandnaNa would work. Its easier to say than Great Nana. </p> <p>Thanks again everyone. I love seeing all the different names. I'm sure that DD will end up calling her something completely different than what we decide :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767491 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:06:32 +0000 Adira 2767491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just call them "Great Grammy Lastname". Technically the "Grammy" is spelled differently for each grandmother, but spoken aloud, it sounds the same. And then there's one "Nona." But I think you should go with whatever your grandmother wants to be called. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767470 Sun, 13 Aug 2017 22:49:51 +0000 808love 2767470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Grand-mama. Say it out loud with accent on last ma. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767417 Sun, 13 Aug 2017 17:19:27 +0000 LilSprinkles 2767417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS calls both great grandmas "great grandma". When I was younger, I called my great grandparents GG grandma and GG grandpa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767399 Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:17:42 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2767399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We call all the grandmas "grandma" and if we need to separate them we say "grandma first name." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767392 Sun, 13 Aug 2017 12:14:23 +0000 FancyGem 2767392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my family our son called them nana/granny/ etc first name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767357 Sun, 13 Aug 2017 06:16:59 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2767357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: I love nana the great. I want to be called that one day I have decided. :)</p> <p>My granny is great granny and my other granny is GG. When I was little and my great granny was still around she was often referred to as great mummy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767336 Sat, 12 Aug 2017 23:13:05 +0000 ALV91711 2767336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Nana goes by Nana the great to all the greats in the family. Not sure who started it but it has stuck. </p> <p>Sometimes the kids will choose their own name for a grandparent. DS calls my MIL regular grandma. Don't know where he came up with that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767229 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:21:43 +0000 Eko 2767229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My great grandparents were Gigi and Grandma "last name". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767223 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:00:03 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2767223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandmother was Big Nana. My husband's grandmother was Gigi, we just lost Gigi last week. Whatever you decide, what a blessing to have this special person for your child! My son has some memories of Big Nana but was quite close to Gigi. It's really special. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767206 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:38:01 +0000 MrsF 2767206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used "nana first name" Same scenario - my mom is nana and her mother was nana Claire to my children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767142 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:48:57 +0000 Mrs. Blue 2767142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the first name option. My husband's grandfather has always gone by Grandpa, but that is my dad's grandparent name, too, so my dad is Grandpa and the great granddad is Grandpa Charlie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767139 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:26:23 +0000 maddyz 2767139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I introduced my grandmother on my moms side as Mum to DH when he first met her. It didn't cross my mind to use her real name, thats what her children and grand children all called her.</p> <p>It's a different problem, but right now all the grandparents are grandpa first name and grandma first name. It's confusing DS. I need to figure out how to diversify.</p> <p>We asked our parents what they wanted to be called and it did not go well.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767068 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:16:19 +0000 jennlin821 2767068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks everyone! </p> <p>To clarify, DD has a Nana, Nanny, and Obuela (Spanish for grandmother.), a Poppy and a Grandpa. She also has a Great-Nanny, and a Gigi. </p> <p>I think the "Nana First Name" might work, not sure why I didn't think of that! </p> <p>I appreciate all the input. Its a blessing for her to have all these great-grandparents. (she also has a great-grandpa) I just lost my other grandmother two weeks ago, and one of the last things she did was to thank me for making her a great-grandmother. She was DD's Great-Grammy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767062 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:05:35 +0000 ElbieKay 2767062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL is German, so my husband always called her mother Oma. Now my MIL is Oma, and her mother (when she was still alive) was Uroma which is the German term for great-grandmother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767033 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:35:25 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2767033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Veggie: I asked because it was fun for the grands to get excited about something that was just for them. Although I hear that once the child starts talking they really decide what the grand is called. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767030 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:32:00 +0000 peaches1038 2767030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do GiGi as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767028 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:30:20 +0000 skinnycow 2767028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we'll have DD call the great-grandparents the same thing we call them. </p> <p>I like the previous suggestion of Nana ___.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767027 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:27:21 +0000 tinyperson 2767027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids called my grandma (their great grandma) Gigi. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767020 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:13:54 +0000 bubblegum 2767020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>GiGi! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767019 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:13:30 +0000 Veggie 2767019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dd is less than a month but I imagine struggling with this in the future! She currently has 3 grandmas- my mom wants to go by Granny, but my mil and smil have the same last name! 4 grandpas, no one has said any name preference yet. 2 great grandmas on my side, who I've so far just referred to as grandma because that's what I'm used to calling them. I'm following to see suggestions!</p> <p>Are you supposed to ask what people would prefer or do you assume and then they correct you? I have no clue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767018 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:12:44 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2767018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has three grandmas- Nana, Mimi, and Gigi. A friend's LOs call her MIL RahRah, which I love! Some others: grandma, Uma, Gemma. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767003 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:47:56 +0000 bloved 2767003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One great grandma goes by Gramgram.<br /> My son's other great grandma goes by GG. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2767001 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:46:01 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2767001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just said "Great Nana"</p> <p>Ours was a little bit more confusing because my grandfather was Jaja and my dad wanted to also be a Jaja. However, my grandmother was Bushi and my mom didn't want to be a Bushi, she is GiGi. So the kids refer to the greats as "Great Jaja" and "Great Bushi" even though there isn't a younger Bushi Jr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2766997 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:41:15 +0000 Lahela017 2766997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the Nana first name option. That's how we did my grandma's name. She was Grandma Ruth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2766996 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:40:41 +0000 catlady 2766996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about Nana X with the first initial of her first name instead?</p> <p>I don't have too much experience with "greats", my own was "Great Nana", and my kids only have one living great-grandmother and she goes by Gram (which is different than MIL, her daughter, who goes by Grandma). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2766993 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:36:32 +0000 LuLu Mom 2766993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My great grandma was called Gee Gee, and my only remaining grandma has asked to be called gee gee as well (it was her mom.) it's actually hard for me to call her that, since for the longest time I thought that was my GG's name :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-call-a-great-grandmother#post-2766992 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:33:37 +0000 danda 2766992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about "Nana first name?" </p>