I'm a new grandmother, don't want to be called grandma.?

Question

I am looking for alternative grandma names. Open to suggestions.

Answer 1

How bout Grammy?

Answer 2

I have always been a fan of MeMe!!! Don't let these people annoy you with their comments on denying your age. I know when I think of Grandma, I think of my 104 year old grandmother. It's not a bad thing to want something different. My kids call my mom Nana. I think I will go through the same thing when I have grandbabies. My oldest child (step-child but he's still mine) is going on 19 and I'm only 30.

Answer 3

I don't understand not wanting to be a Grandma (in name). Some women don't feel "old enough" to be a grandma, but you are if your kids are having kids. :) Just my thoughts.

But, anyway, there are a ton of other things to be called.

Grandmother
Granny
Grammy
Oma
Nana
MeMe
Nanny
Baba
Mama Last name

Most of these are far worse than Grandma to me, but hey, to each her own. See this website with literally HUNDREDS of names.

A novel idea is to let the kid chose what to call you. My kids call my mom Grandma and their other Grandma "Grandmother" at her choosing. But oftentimes the call my mom Grammy. It is cute. Sort of like a term of endearment for Grandma.

Congrats on your new baby to love!!!!

Answer 4

grandma does make u feel old dosent it

try nana or something easy to say and dosent sound like a maid avoid nanny or ninny grammy is a good choice if u dont think it sounds to much like grandma g-ma sounds a little gangsta but it dosents sound old also they can call u for instance mama then ur last name like mama brown just use ur name not only will they kno which g ma there talkin 2 but u wont sound old

Answer 5

My mom didn't want to be called "grandma either" so we used NONA which is the italian word for grandma. We are teaching my 2 year old nephew to say nona. I personally think its better than nana or oma.

Answer 6

Here we go with this age and condition denial again! Why not have your grandchildren call you by your name? Any pseudonym for grandma will still carry the connotation of your age and condition as a grandmother! Pfft

Answer 7

My family uses more tradional nicknames names like Nana "Joyce" but there is a list on the online site below that have some interesting nicknames and even grandma in different lang.

http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/grandparents-nicknames.htm

Answer 8

My grandma didn't want to be called grandma either. So she gave her gradkids' parents the option of having the kids call her grandmama or nanny or nona (pronounced like no nah). I called her nanny and not grandmama since grandmama's hard to say. And my other cousin called her nona. So I don't know if you like any of these, but hope they help!

Answer 9

The classics:
--Nanna
--Granny

My mom goes by Big Mamma, but that's also because she's always wanted to be called that.

There's also...Oma, GG (although it can stand for Great Grandmother, I've seen it used for grandmother)

Answer 10

I had a Grandma and a Grammy, what's wrong with Grandma?

Answer 11

Mamacita