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I'm about to be a grandmother for the first time, and I'm looking for something a little different to be called. I'm open to anything, my ancestry includes a little of everything. I identify more with the Scot/Irish because that's my family name, but I also have everything from Native American to German mixed in. Give me some ideas from your country and heritage.

Elisi is the Tsalagi word for grandmother.
(Tsalagi being the Cherokee language)
It's also a term of respect. Cherokee children often call all adults and elders "grandmother" and "grandfather" as a term of respect.

In broke English from a 16 month old, I'm called "pawpaw"....and love it.

I was 38 when I first became a Granny and was having none of such words He grew up calling me Trish and still does at 15.

He has since acquired 5 cousins and they are all growing up calling me Trish too - its so nice to just be their friend.

They know I am their Gran but more importantly, they know I am their friend and they can get away with more with me than their parents - we laugh and play and its amazing.

Congratulations

My children call their Grandmother.. *Nonnie*

We all call her that now..

Awwww..

my kids used to call my dad 'Bumpah'.. because they couldn't say grandpa...

they still call him it..

Their other grandfather... (who is a miserable ole git).. we called him Grampy.. but I think the kids must have cottoned on to him at an early age coz they always called him 'Grumpy'...


(which as you say.. is funny coming from a little one haha)

My granddaughter is almost 5 and she calls me grama but
I dont think there is a sweeter sound than to hear her

Grama! grama!

see this / look/ guess what/ can we---/


congrats :

Pronounced Ma-Mare...french for grandma

My mothers mom was nanny to us,
...dads mom was grandma


My kids still have a great grandmother
...they call her G.G
Twas my great grandmother that was Ma-mare to us.

I've heard a lot of people use the name mommy backwards which comes out sounding like mema

Hi Trish. I think that is so cool. They know you are their grandmother, but you also have a name. Grandmother or father is just a title, right.

my son calls his grandparents nanny and granda, followed by their first name or surname.

I grew up calling my grandparents "Mamaw" and "Papaw". My great-grandparents were called "Big Mamaw (even though she was only 4'9" *Chuckle*)" and "Big Papaw" He was big too! ( He stood over 6 feet tall, yet they loved each other so much and had a beautiful marriage of 65 years ).

Oma is a good German word for Grandmother as well.

Gram is cool

granmomma

here is a couple i know of

Gramma
Nana
Meemaw
nona