Your parents’ dreams of having grandchildren to spoil are finally coming true. But being called “Grandma” and “Grandpa?” Not so much. Who knew grandparent names could be so tricky? Many active grandparents today are anything but old and feeble and the monikers Grandma and Grandpa connote walkers, housecoats and dentures. Grandparents are spending a fair amount of time deciding not only what role they will play in their grandchildren’s lives, but what they want their granddaughters and grandsons to call them.
And since people are living longer and blended families are common, modern grandchildren may have an entire gaggle of grandparents. If they are lucky, they have not only grandparents but also great-grandparents, and maybe even some step-grandparents as well. So what’s a tot to do with five or six “Grandmas”? If all the grandmothers are known as Nana or Grannie, the child is likely to be permanently confused.
The baby boomer generation is coming up with new nicknames for Grandma and Grandpa. Here is a list of potential grandparent names that can help them decide.
Old School Grandparent Names
Abuela
Bubbie
Gammy or Gamma or Gams
Gram or Grams
Gramma
Grammy or Grammie
Grandma or Grandmaw
Grandmama
Grandmom
Grandmother
Grannie or Granny
Gran or Gran-Gran
Marmee or Marmi
Mammy
Mema or MeMa or Mima
Maw Maw
Nana or Nanny
Abuelo
Baba
Bubba
Gramps
Grampy
Granddad
Grandgramp
Gumpy
Papa
PawPaw
Pop or Pop-Pop
Poppy
Unique Grandparent Names
Bella
Birdie
Bunny
Cece
Cookie
G-Mom
Gaga
Gigi
Kitty
Lala
Lola
Lally
Lela
Lolly
Mimi
Pippa
Sassy
Ace
Bamper
Buck
Bud
Buddy
Buzz
Chief
Coach
Duke
G-Dawg
G-Dog
Grandude
Odie
Papster
Poppers
Feel free to tell us if we’ve missed your favorite grandparent names.
