I agree that there’s a lot of meaning in a grandparent’s name. I was the fourth grandchild on my maternal side; therefore, Grandma and Grandpa Lada (his last name) were already established. On my paternal side, I was the first. They were Nana (by default, I believe) and Grandpa Dzubay (his last name). These seemed to be the popular names for grandparents in the 50′S.
In our own grandparenting experience (we bacame first time grandparents in March)… on her paternal side, Anna is fourth grandchild. Nonna and Nonno (Italian) were already established. My husband and I are Nana Mia and Papa which I agree are very loving names. My older daughter (the new Mommy) and I had seen MAMMA MIA on stage in Philadelphia several years ago. Since then, she would refer to me as Mamma Mia, eventually Mia; and, I would sign notes, cards, etc, “M.M.” At first my daughters (we have two) wanted to choose the names for us. They finally saw the importance of our choosing our own names (need I mention we are Baby Boomers…) and being comfortable with them. All are happy with the final choices!

MY CHILDREN , MY FIRST SON EAS TO CALL MY MOM GRANDMA. WELL HE WOULD CALL HER DOG. SHE HAD A DOG AT THE TIME AND HE PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER. ANY WAY AS HE STARTED TO TALK A LITTLE MORE HIS GRANDMA CAME OUT AS MEMAW. SIX MORE KIDS LATER AND SHE IS STILL MEMAW. HER GREATGRAND KIDS CALL HER MEMAW TOO. SHE IS AWESOME AT 82. SHE EVEN STILL GOES TO LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES AND THE WORKS. SHE HAD A NEW HIP PUT IN LAST SUMMER AND BY THE TIME FALL BASEBALL ROLLED AROUND THERE SHE WAS FOR THE THE OPENING GAME WALKING BETTER THEN BEFORE. SHE BLOWS MY MIND SOME TIMES. LOVING DAUGHTER, R. UHLS

MY HUSBAND CALLED HIS GRANDMOTHERS MA AND THEIR FIRST NAME MA ROSE AND MA HAZEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS NEAT TO INCORPORATE THE MOTHER EXTENSION THIS WAY

When I was a little girl in the 1960′s, we called my great-grandmother “grandma great”–not sure how it started! My sister’s first Grandson (age 4) calls her Muh-muhs and his grandpa is called Bubbas. (The little guy named them!)

When I was growing up, it was traditional in our family to call grandparents by the title Grandma or Grandpa and their last name. Although that seems rather formal to me now, I never gave it a thought as a child – - Grandma Casper was pronounced as one word, “Granmacasper” and always felt like LOVE.
Today I am Grandma Bev and my husband is Grandpa Tom – - when the little ones see me and call “Granmabev” – - my heart melts.

Nana was what I called my Maternal Grandmother, in those days Nana was not common. It was Grandmother whatever……
My Daughter called my Mom…Alou…
I truly dislike the Grandma “whatever surname” and Grandpa the same…because there are 8 grandparents. The rest of this would be a really long story..Surfice it to say…Way too much politics as if we need this at our age.
God Bless!

My granddaughter called me MANA (MAH-NAH) from the time she was about 8 months old, so the others also call me that now. Some of the older ones (and step-kids children) call me Grandma Terase. All have always called my husband Papa.
One of my granddaughters calls me Mana and her other Grandmother is MUG-UM (a name she chose when she ws tiny)
My Aunts grandkids call her Ga (GAH).
Kids are great!

I called my Grandmother-Granny & Grandfather-Grandaddy. My Grandchildren call me Nanny & my Husband -Papa.

My son tried to call my mom Abuela but it came out Lela. The name has stuck for over 25 years and she loves it. When I was growing up my grandmother was Abuela Juana or Doña Juana. My grandfather was Abuelo.

My granddaughter calls me Grammy. She calls her other grandmother Bella, because she couldn’t say Abuela. She calls her grandfather Bello and the other one Papa. We called my mom’s parents Grammy and Grampy, and my father’s parents Ma’tere and Papa Chello. My children called my parents Papa Jose and Nonnie and their other grandparents Grandma Millie and Grandpa Bob

My granddaughter started calling me Mawmaw, now it has changed into Memaw and my husband is Pawpaw. Her other grandmother is Mawmaw Faye. It was left up to her. I called my grandparents–Granny Willie and Granny Polly, Grandpa, and Papa. This was who they were in my heart. My husband’s mother has been Nannie since she had her first grandchild–now this is all we call her. I really don’t care what my grandchildren call me, as long as they know who I am and that they can call on me anytime!

MY mother was big mama because my first niece figured if the other was little mama then mine must be the opposite.It has stuck until she died 6 years ago.

when i was growin up we called my great grandmother, whose name was dollie, “great dollie”. my oldest brother came up with it when he was little and it stuck. every one in the family called her that.
we called my other great grandparents grandma & grandpa phillips. phillips was there last name.