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UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 5 Jun 2009 19:35

What did you call your grandparents ?

I had a Gran ( grandad had died ) and a Nan and Grandad.

My nephew used to call my Dad Gramps and my mum gran his dads parents he calls them grandad and Nan

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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 5 Jun 2009 19:39

I had Grandad on dad's side, Nan died before I was born, and on mum's side, I had Granny and Grandpa. I adored them all, especially grandpa. I have his writing desk now, my most treasured posession.

Jessie aka Maddies mate

Jessie aka Maddies mate Report 5 Jun 2009 19:39

I had a grandad and grandma and also a Gramps and a Nanan

Gramps was also known as Grumpa Lumpa Pops - RIP, love ya silly goat xx

Hoobity

Hoobity Report 5 Jun 2009 19:41

I had 2 Gaga's...a grandma and a nana

*** Mummo ***

*** Mummo *** Report 5 Jun 2009 19:41

Only had a nan when l was growing up, l called her gan gan, don't know why. My eldest grandson used to call my oh Gar then one day he just said grandad and always been that ever since, l'm a nan, to young to be a grandmother.........

~♥footie~angel♥~

~♥footie~angel♥~ Report 5 Jun 2009 19:46

Nan n Gramps x but ar kids have a Nanny n Grandad and Nan and Granddaddy

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 5 Jun 2009 19:47

so many names for the same thing really apart from pet names I wonder who decides they will be grandmother and the other Nannan.
I think with my parents my Gran was already a Gran where my mums parents didn't have grandchildren so she became Nan

me

me Report 5 Jun 2009 19:47

old lady lol

~♥footie~angel♥~

~♥footie~angel♥~ Report 5 Jun 2009 19:49

mine both sets of parents already had grandchildren by the time mine come along so their grandparent names were already established ~ I already told mine I'l be Nan x

Jax in Wales

Jax in Wales Report 5 Jun 2009 19:52

I never got to meet my dads parents but my mums were nanny and grampy

Im a nanny and my OH is grumpy lol

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 5 Jun 2009 19:52

Hoff Old lady indeed !

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 5 Jun 2009 19:55

Nanny Jax ....mmmmm has a nice ring to it.

It does seem that Nans/Nanny /nana's are the younger side to Grandma's

Gypsy

Gypsy Report 5 Jun 2009 20:05

I didn't have any grandparents as they had already passed away when I was born. My children call their's nan and grandad. Great Grandparents are gran and Nanny.

Pat

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 5 Jun 2009 20:10

Pat sorry to hear that you missed out on the joys of grandparents.

Jax in Wales

Jax in Wales Report 5 Jun 2009 20:12

Jac its well cute when she calls me nanny Jax :o)

She has been known to call me silly nanny too lil minx lol

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 5 Jun 2009 21:03

Ive never had any grandparents ..
my mums parents died before i was born .
and my dads ..dad died before i was born ..
my dads mum was still living until i was 9yrs old
but i never knew her .....

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 5 Jun 2009 21:17

Dad's mother died when he was 4 and Grandad's 2nd wife had also died before I was born.
Mum's parents were Grandma and Grandad. We saw them once a year when we visited south Wales from Hampshire.

My children didn't know my Dad, who died when our eldest was a toddler, but the 2 grandmothers were always known by their location as part of their name, eg. Gran-in-Portsmouth.

OH and I are Grandad and Granmum to our grandson.
OH's parents are still alive, so grandson when small named them MoreGran and MoreGrandad.

Gwyn

Fiona

Fiona Report 5 Jun 2009 21:18

I had both sets of grandparents while I was growing up
My grandparents from England were Nana & grandad
My grandparents from Scotland were Nana & Papa.

I have 2 grown up daughters and they called my mum Grannan (died 1999) and my dad grandad
and OH mum they call her grandma & grandad(he died 1995)
when my first daughter was born in 1980 there was a G.G grandma still living, and my OH grandma who had a cat and we called her Grandma pussycat (died 1996)

my no 1 daughter is expecting our first grandchild in August.
I want to be called Nan & OH grandad.

SIL comes from Italy so his parents will be called Nonna (grandma) and Nonno (grandad)

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 5 Jun 2009 21:39

Jax I can understand where she is coming from >>>hides

Gwen I love the Moregran and Moregrandad , I do vaguely remember a set of gt grandparents but I can't remember what we called them.

Fiona love the name Nonna

Granny  Grumps

Granny Grumps Report 5 Jun 2009 21:47

Only ever had one Granny and boy was she funny, my kids called her Maw.

My Mum was Nana and geat grandkids called her Nana with Bobby as she had little Y/Terrier named that.