Thanks so much, Heart to Heart subscribers, for your terrific response in e-mailing me lots of interesting names for Grandma and Grandpa. I really enjoyed hearing from each one who wrote! Here are the names you sent me. My computer Spell Check went crazy here!
"Grandma" - Gram, Grama, Gamah, Gamma, Grammy, Granny, Grammaw, Grandmommy, Grandmother, Gaga, Gog-gog, Gabbadee, Geebee, Gramadoo, MeeMaw, MawMaw, Mammaw, MamMam, MomMom, Mamie, Mamas (pronounced Mom-moz), Magun (pronounced Maw-gun), Meems, Mimi (Great-grandma Miriam), Nana, Na-Na, Nena, Nina, Neena (my mom's name is Teena), Nanee, Nawnee, Nonie, Nanny, Grandma Margie, MamaSue, Rema, Doodah, Oma (Dutch), Omamie (pronounced Oh Muh Me, which comes from the German name for Grandmother Oma), YaYa (Spanish), LaLa (that one came from when my oldest was learning to talk. Her nickname is Lovie and he couldn't say it, so it came out as LaLa and it stuck!), Gigi" b/c the grandmother wanted to be called "Gorgeous grandmother" and so her daughter named her Gigi!
"Grandpa" - PaPa, PopPop, PawPaw, PapPap, Pop, Pops, Poppie, Poppi, Poppy, Pappy, Opa (Dutch), Jaju (pronounced Jahjew - Polish), Granddad, Granddaddy, Grandfather, Gramps, Gampah, DaddyCarl, DaDa (pronounced Dah-Dah), Papas (pronounced Pop-poz).
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