Post your best generated Best Boat Names . Go-Go has been her name ever since. This was partly because they were great grandparents, and partly because they were, well, big. When my younger brother was about 3 to 5 years old, he would call my Grandma: “Gran-molly” but pronounced “zhran-mollie” – kind of a French accent mixed with something else (we’re not French). Fitness How about Mormor for your Grandparent Nickname? So when I was little my Grampie would bring me over to viset her, and would say it like they did in the show. My nickname for myself is Grambo, yes like Rambo and just as fearless. Running Unlike Friends, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a workplace comedy, but the camaraderie of cops means the characters are just as close as Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe. Originally it was to be MaMaw, but before the first grandchildren could speak, a son-in-law thought MaMu was pretty funny. (nam-oh). I call my grandparents Memere and Pepere. Rachel Harrison was born and raised in the weird state of New Jersey. Old Ma: My grandson used to call me Old Ma……I’m getting a new license plate: Auld Ma. My mom remarried ten years later, and my kids decided that her husband Don needed a grandpa name too… He became Doncat because mouse and cat go together. G.G: When my grandma found out she was to become a Great-Grandma she was quite sure she wasn’t that old. And so it is! They were Icelandic. My point is – I did not look, act, or feel like a grandmother even though I was thrilled to be one. It’s not the name as much as the love it generates.Â. G-Daddy: My grandsons dubbed me “G-Daddy”. It stuck and Mimi she is still today. The eldest great-grandchild somehow changed PaPa to Poppies! My son,the youngest of all grandkids couldn’t pronounce grandma and grumpy at the age of 1 and named my parentsBamaw and Him. I really don’t know where Mardi originates from (New Zealand I’ve been told) and Cappy, short for my grandfather’s nickname at the time which was Captain Rats, which unfortunately us grandchildren caught onto and it has stuck. DD: since my daughter and sons were very small, we ALWAYS parked in the ‘D’ section – whether it was at the local mall or Disneyworld – and no matter how far we had to walk from the D section. (By the way, since his father’s mother is Swedish she is called “FarMor”; that didn’t seem to give him any trouble.). Crack and Pops. Dance, Team Names When she was learning to talk, she would go up too my Dad and say “Grandy” when in reality she was probably trying to ask for Candy thus my Dad became Grandy. She believes in Jesus Christ, the Republican party, craft fairs and spiral perms. Mungie: When my son was little he could not say Gramme it came out of his mouth as “Mungie” (pronounced with a hard “g” as in “gum”). Namo – My mother’s grandmother was from England, and came to live w/them here in the states, and that’s what she was always called. “Bul-Bul” and “Chickie”…kind of sounds like a couple of farm animals to me, but they’ve grown on us and I can’t imagine calling them anything else! My children’s great-grandmother and grandmother are both known as “Gammy.”, Somehow, at 2 or 3 years of age, I called my grandfather “, when my older cousins started having kids of their own, my grandmother was still around, and we had to come up with something easy to call her, and to those kids she becameÂ, Grandma is a little old fashioned these days and as my granny was less than grandmotherly (that is putting it nicely!!!) My stepsister’s son came up with it, we thought it was cute, so it stuck.;o). Mamey & Pa Brown: we called my maternal grandmother Mamey pronounced Mam ee, I’m guessing it came from yes mam’, but don’t really know. On my mother’s side of the family we have always called my grandmother Dandy, thanks to my brother’s mispronunciation when they tried to get him to call her ‘Granny.’. well, needless to say, these names have stuck for the last 35 years–through seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren!! Oma: When my grandchildren started coming, I was only 44, and definitely was not ready to be called Grandma. My kids call my mother “Nanook” and she LOVES it and so does everyone else. His mother realized this and it ended up called him bish as a nick name. Zsa Zsa & Mr. Mike: My grandkids call me “Zsa Zsa”. Now that we have grandchildren of our own: one son’s children have both grandmothers with the name of Shirley. Mima: My mom’s friend is called “Mima” by her grandchildren. We all laughed because he called my grandfather this for years and nobody ever caught it. It stuck. However when my son started to speak, he would call herÂ. Nonno & Nonna: I like nonno and nonna, the Italian words for grandfather and grandmother. At her funeral in her coffin we had flowers made that spelled out her name “Faf” She was 35 when I was born. I think it’s more of a southern way to call your grandparents. All rights reserved. And it just stuck… Mamie and Bampie are my in laws. For over 5 years she was Mungie until she couldn’t stand it any more and asked to be called Gramme. Thus they became “Digger Poppy” and “Willie Poppy” respectively. They use the word TuTu for Grandmother. Popcorn: My maternal grandfather’s last name was Corner, so he was Papa Corner, which became Popcorn over time. People often called their gross-grossdoddy Gross-Gross for short. Now, all the kids at church know this lovely woman that teaches them in Sunday School as Mae-Mae! I thought that was the cutest thing. I want to pick a name other than Grandmother (sounds too old), although if my grandchild changes it, that is OK too. My husband immediately said he would like to be called “Pops,” due to being called that by a stranger when he was but in his late 30’s (guess the gray hair gave that impression). GaMa and PaPa: In my African-American family, we have many grandparents with names like “MaDeer”, “Madea”, “MoMa” “and “Daddy-G”. It’s a very liberal morphing of Grandma and my name Beth. Rachel Griffiths and her artist husband gave their son a musical name Banjo. To this day my mother in law introduces herself to everyone as CeCe (It came from her initials.). Poepoe & Nana Rie: My husbands step father had 2 grand children before my son was born. Same as his dad. I had a beautiful Pomeranian dog called Prissy. My son chose MamaJo for me for his stepdaughter to use. Granny Grunt: This is the name we gave to our Great Grandmother, my Mother’s grandmother. My oldest nephew could say “PaPa” as a baby, but for some reason “Gramma” eluded him. Well, the first grandchild names you and since then the next 3 have called me the same. So I was going around the room pointing to things that were mine saying “my” before them. We pretty much let our daughters try and pick these out when we found out we were expectant grandparents. he would reply grandma boss. An original grandparent name if I say so myself. I am eager to see if this sticks or another name will be added. He had better ideas though, he called her DayDay, and the name stuck. Bumpy/Gummy: These are the versions of Grampy and Grammy that I came up with as a small child. I’ll become Mauka.” And that is my name to all of my grandchildren to this day. My parents were MiMi and Granddaddy to our kids and my husbands parents are MaMa and PaPa (pronounced MawMaw and Pawpaw) My sister, who’s quite vain and although wanted grandchildren, didn’t want to be called the traditional name. I call my grandparents Me-maw and Granddaddy. She is the only great grandchild so we are excited to see if it will stick. To distinguish they have Chocolate Shirley and Vanilla Shirley–because I am allergic to chocolate and the other one loves chocolate and makes divine fudge. Mum decided that would be her name..Hootennnanny…this was of course shortened toÂ, When my little sister was learning to talk and my brother and I called our dad “Poppa”, she just couldn’t get it out right. My neighbors call their grandfather ‘Papa Coffee’. candy. Person: a friend of ours who didn’t know what she wanted her grandchild to call her. Peepa & Meema – my grandpa (Peepa) showed my uncle how to PEE in the potty so he became Peepa and grandma became Meema, and so they stuck through the (now) 5 generations:). He couldn’t say grandmother very well; it sounded like Gommy, so that is the name that stuck to my mother’s mother. My son hearing the two names when he was younger came up with Memo for my mother and he shortened granddad to D-dad. Gam-mo and Gan-dad. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. All my family and everyone I grew up with calls me that. 16. At the time, they lived in a home across from us. We still call my grandpa VoVo, and my husband says when he’s a grandpa, he wants to be VoVo too! The little one heard it backwards it stuck, Mahsie — (Pronounced ma-zee) My brother sister and I (as well as all of our cousins) called our grandmothers on both sides “Mahsie.” I have no idea why, but I was told that it was a German or Austrian name for grandmother. Fringa – My grandmother tried to show my brother to play the piano and said ‘use your fingers’ a few times and ever since we’ve called her Fringa. Grandy/Pinta – This is what my son calls my Mother in Law and Father in Law. Nonny & Papa: My eldest daughter’s first efforts at “Grandma” came out as “Nonny”, so before long, my parents were known as “Nonny” and “Papa” to all their grandchildren. We love the name and smile whenever it is said. My mom says she made it up for her. My daughter said she hated to see him lose that. Anyway, I got the nickname ‘Easter’ and I love it, so when my grandson is born in May, I hope that’s what he calls me. Duck Names For moments related primarily to gameplay videos (Let's Plays, livestreams and Xmas Challenges) go here; For moments related primarily to non-gameplay videos (Top X videos, Show of the Week/Weekend and other videos), go here; For more Oxventure moments, go here. Everyone loved the name and when she had grandchildren of her own they called her At Mrs Mary too. Munny and Pop, Granny B and Popoo; all were named by the firstborn grandchild. Popeye: When I was a girl we called my grandfather “popeye” and still refer to him as such. Mema & Bepa: For some reason, we have always been MEMA and BEPA to two of our grandkids, and the one in a different family calls us Grandma and Grandpa.. We have no idea where the names came from. We call our grandmother “Naunny”. O-mee. When they’re mad at her it stands for Granny Grunt (G.G.) Golf This child has five great grandmothers and two great grandfathers as well as two grandmothers and two grandfathers. Momeo: My children call their maternal grandmother “Momeo”. My dad was Pop-Pop (we called his father Pop, and Dad liked the continuity between himself and his own father)…my eldest just liked the sound of Pop said twice. one day when trying to get my son to say Grandpa, my son started screaming. Now they’ve changed that, and she is thankful. Grandnan/Granga: Grandnan because my grandmother’s name is Nan..hence, GrandNAN. That is even weirder! . Our grandmother was “Dardin”, since my cousin as a toddler couldn’t say “Darlin’ “, which is what our southern grandmother called everyone as a term of endearment. Chickie & Bul-Bul: My mother-in-law did not want to be referred to as “Grandma”, she insisted on being called “Chic”. She is an “entertaining woman”!! My sister and I called our father’s parents Pampa and Mamma. Oma & Opa: we call my grandparents: “Oma and Opa” (which you already have) because my parents were stationed in Germany with the army when I learned to talk. I grew up with a Babcia, a Baba, a Bamboo, and a Grandpa. "This is deeply unethical, but very funny." But my father passed away before he got to hold any of his great-grandbabies. My grandfather was Buppa but passed many years ago, so my father became Buppa until he passed. When my little sister was learning to talk and my brother and I called our dad “Poppa”, she just couldn’t get it out right. Even his mates called him this. Me-Mom & P-Pop: My daughter’s great-grandparents are from the east (Pennsylvania). Grumps and Bonbon: We call my grandparents Grumps and Bonbon because the first of 13 grandchildren couldn’t say grandpa, she said “Grumps” so it stuck. She is the most wonderful person I have ever known. Zsa Zsa & Boo-Boo: My children call my parents Boo-Boo and Zsa Zsa. So, my sister in law, who gave birth to the first grandchild, started calling her Go-Go. Peaches: My mom is your typical white middle-class suburban Southern Baptist bible-thumpin’ Dubya-supportin’ Texan. Mamboo/Grandy – My maternal grandmother was a small-town social climber, very formal, and wanted her grandchildren (*shudder*) to call her “Grandmother.” Kind of a mouthful for a baby. I call my grandmother Gaga…. I loved it!! My grandmother wanted to be called nana, but my oldest cousin was a stubborn little girl and liked the sound of nanny better. Rachel Dawn Amber (born July 22, 1994) serves as a major character in Life is Strange (although she never appears in person) and as the deuteragonist of Before the Storm. From day one, I saw my grandmother about as often as my mother so as babies sometimes do, I came up with a unique but perfectly logical moniker for my grandma: Mommy Grandma! They now get Ga and Bop as the grandchildren are older. Baseball Her husband had wanted to be called “Granddad,” and that got shortened to “Grandy,” which he liked. I don’t have a clue what they were thinking or what they couldn’t pronounce but I was born 5 years after everybody was named. I called my grandfather “BopBop” because I couldn ‘t say grandpa. Our daughter, at about 6 months, looked at my mom and said Mimi! I don’t know who started it but it stuck like glue! She was also named by my brother. Daughter was rubbing my face with a small football earlier, she thought it was funny so I let her carry on. Golf My grandpa was called Uncle Bum by his neices and nephews. Mackey: My first grandson named me “Mackey” and it’s stuck. Â. Grandparent names come a very wide array. This is the place. We called our mother’s parents “Nonny and Pappy”. Mathewson’s Neighbor from Hell series and one hell of a funny story. Big-Mama, Granny-Mary, Granny-Mother and Pa-Paw On my dad’s side of the family I had a great grandmother and grandmother who lived together. ( the same old story) ‘Mimi’ is a name i could pronounce easily, and i can still call her that without wanting to hide. She loved saying it and Great Grandmas loved hearing it! Sweetie: My grandmother said “Hi, Sweetie!” to me when I was little. Now EVERYONE, not just family, knows her as Gibba! Marc Stein: The Knicks’ Julius Randle has been selected to participate in the Skills Challenge on Sunday in Atlanta before making his All-Star debut, @NYTSports has learned. The writers usually look for funny names for their articles, more about such writers you can find in the Essay Thinker review. Bops / Naunee: My parents got stuck with these….Bops came from Pops because my son couldn’t pronounce his P’s …..and Naunee (pronounced Naw Knee) my kids just came up with that instead of Nanny. This lasted for about 3 months. My mother was always called Coco by her 9 grandchilden. Queenie & Pops: My step-mother did not want to be called by the traditional “grandma” so she came up with Queenie. My grandkids call me Gan Gan. My parents have a farm with chickens, rabbits, ducks and geese on it. Lolly & Pops: My nickname growing up was Lolly so my husband and I decided we would be Lolly and Pops. She has rebelled against Grandma because it sounds “old” and she’s only 41, so she has decided her grandchildren will call her- prepare yourself-Peaches. My grandmother was named by my cousin. I have called her Emmaleigh since I was a teenager. Mike”. They are known by everyone as Maman and Buddy. So I decided my grandchildren would call me Gabbe – as in Hayes. My step-nephews call my step dad: Papa Daddy! It started when the oldest was trying to understand why his Mom called this man Dad and he was instructed to call him Papa…after my sister gave him an explanation he proudly proclaimed “PAPA DADDY! Everyone in the family calls my Mother Booma and she just loves it! for which you must wear your hair in a bun.) I’m not really sure how either came about. The humor of this will be theirs when they get older. He still writes “Dear Gaka” on cards, but refers to his grandfather using the whole word “grandfather.” He seems to find ways around addressing him directly with a title these days, so I’m not sure what he would call him. 25. Because my mom got the idea from a friend of hers. Community Member • For the rest of her life she wanted to be calledÂ, My family nickname is Andy – the story is that my older sister couldn’t say Martha and since my dad kinda wanted a boy and there was a little boy down the street named Andy, I became Andy. When my first grandchild was born of course we spent months searching for the right name to call ourselves. She was 50 at the time and she didn’t look or feel like being called GRANDMA or GRANDMOTHER. At the time I had been HAPPILY divorced for 15 years and was a registered lobbyist for my state’s cities, towns, and urban counties. It’s kind of fun hearing people’s reactions to it! Nammy: When I was a baby, my grandparents wanted to be called Nana and Papa. Her last name was Moses so she definitely didn’t want Grandma Moses. FiFi and Sir– Before my five year old cousin was born his grandparents were asked what they wanted to be called. My grandparents were Granny & PawPaw one one side, and Grandpa & Sis (she was his second wife, his first dying before our birth, and that’s just what everyone called her. MiMi and Pops: When our first grandchild started to talk at 15 months of age, she called us Bama for Gramma and Bampa for Grampa. and Hubby became Dziadzio. We called my granfather “Gungi” (gung ghee). That second name came about because she was talking with some of the little ones one day and asked what would be a better name than “More Mommy” [which i happen to think is pretty good], and one of the little ones piped up with “TURTLE!” And so it was! I had the first grandchild and thought it would be nice to “carry on” the tradition. Funny Obituary for Harry Stamps, Written By His Daughter When Mississippi man Harry Stamps passed away on March 9, 2013, his daughter wanted to honour her one-of-a-kind Dad in his obituary. ShiShi: my mother-in-law didn’t want to be a Nana or Gramma so she made up ShiShi out of the first 3 letters of her name, Shirley. At first I had no idea which was which and can still get them confused! The Bumping Maniacs: Bump, set, spike it! The U.S. Over 20 years later they call her Gramme to her face but we still sometimes refer to her as Mungie behind closed doors. They were each called Grandma and Grandpa. Somehow, that made her sound even “cooler” as a grandma. And I call my granfather Granga cause I couldn’t say Grandpa and it stuck for all the grandchidren. Thus they became “, My eldest niece could not say Grand Dad; it came out “, My first grandaughter cannot talk yet but the mom & her aunt call me, My kids always refered to their Grandparents as “. GRAMPY & GIGI When I, the frist grandchild, was first learning to talk, my mom wanted me to call my grandparents Grampy and Grammy. Nanny and Grandad Nookie: I’m from the UK and when my little boy was a baby Roger Decourcey had a ventriloquist bear called Nookie Bear and for some reason we don’t know why, my parents became Nanny and Grandad Nookieand my brother is Uncle Nookie. so she came up with “Nan”. My son’s cousins just use “grandma” and “grandpa.”. As a joke Foxey grandma was brought up and well the Foxey part stuck. In the end, Nanny and Kopy stuck. My brother added part of ‘sister’ to it – but I really think it was when the guy at the copier on Saturday night added ‘ster’ to everything (you know – the Rickster, etc). Fairly normal, I guess, since my paternal grandparents had similar names (Mother Bess and Daddy Jess).Â. March 3, 2015. They lived in Oklahoma and I think these are Southern terms. Maynah and Petah (since my parents still had living parents called traditionally grandma and grandpa, they chose to reinforce whatever my eldest niece called them first). Mimi, Big Dog & Papa Greg: My sister-in-law’s husband’s mother has chosen “Mimi”, his father (in denial about being a grandfather) wants to be called “Big Dog”. She manufactured chocolates and owned a candy store and we thought it was cute and appropriate. Fourteen years later when I had my 2nd child, my first born insisted that his new sibling be taught to call their grandmother “Damma”. My grandparents are a more mundane Granny & Papa. Nana & Dido: My Son and Daughter called my mother in law, Nana, and father in law was Dido. That way, the grandkids had a Grandpa on oine side and Hoppa on the other. All of mine call me Gabbe, some of his do, some call me Beth, but no one calls me Grandma. A combination of the Gaelic Daddo and my aunt’s calling him Daddio.
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