What did you call your Grandparents and where are you from.

[candcallen]

It's a regional or country of origin thing but there are several different ways to address ones grandparents. Meemaw, pepa paw paw etc.

So my moms side of the family is from Memphis and my grandmother was always big mama. Oddly enough some of my cousins didnt use that name. My moms dad was just luther cause of issues within the family and he wasnt really involved.

On my dads side, they are Kentucky hillbillies and it was grandma grandpa.

Her real name was fanny pearl. Lol if thats not hillbilly I dont know what is.


So what did you call your grandparents and what region of the country or world did those names come from.

 

[Axxe55]

My great grandparents on my father's side were real hillbillies coming from the West Virginia area before settling in East Texas. We always just called her "Granny Sallie". Never knew my
Granpa Will" since he died the year I was born. My grandparents were "Papa" and "Granny"

My grandparents on my mother's side were were a mix of Irish and Spanish. My stepgrandfather we just called him "Henry" and our grandmother was just called "Meemaw" Both of them lived in the Athens Tx. area, and moved back to Indiana a few short years before they passed away.

 

[gll]

Grew up in Texas, mother's side German, came to Texas in 1850's; father's side Scottish, English, and French, came to Texas in early and mid-1800's.

Called both grandmothers Granny.

Grandfathers died, one before I was born, and one before I could talk, but my brothers called them both Grandpa.

 

[glenbo]

Grandma and Grandpa.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Grandpa and Grandma. But if we spoke of them at home, my sister and I referred to them as Big Grandpa and Little Grandma. Big Grandpa was married to little Grandma and Little Grandpa (grouchy old coot) was married to big Grandma. They all passed in the 60s and 70s except for Big Grandma who passed in 1999 at the age of 99 and 11 months.

Pure German on both sides, they were all born in the 19th century.

Except for Little Grandma, who immigrated from Germany at a young age, they spent their entire lives in or near Seguin.

 

[AZ Refugee]

Grandma and Grandpa

 

[striker55]

Long Island NY, nanny and poppy. That's what our grandson calls us.

 

[Katydid1984]

Big grandma and little grandma then there was grandpa. After little grandma passed and grandpa remarried his new wife was nanny Martha. Texas

 

[popsgarland]

On dad's side, mam-ma and pamp pa. Both immigrated from Italy. They arrived at Ellis Island, signed the book and was vetted before getting let into the USA.

On moms' side, granny and grandpa. Both from Scotland.

 

[mad88minute]

My dad's side, from Kentucky, Arkansas
Grandpa Grandma and
Granny for my great grandmother.

Moms side was Grandma and Pappa
My kids call them memaw and pawpaw
They are from Oklahoma , ended up in CA.


Edit To add. In my wife's side we have a Pappa and Nanna in northern AZ. Nanna is a step grandmother and didn't want to take the title from the first wife that passed from an aneurysm.

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[bigtex10mm]

Jewett Texas
Dad's side:
Pawpaw & Bammaw

Little River/Academy Texas
Mothers' Side:
Papa & Grannie

Fayette County Texas
My grandchildren call us:
Gpaw & Gran

 

[vmax]

grandma and grandpa but my dad referred to my moms dad as "asshole" alot as I recall..It had alot to do with him being a lying no good thief.

 

[kbaxter60]

Texas born and raised. It was always just grandma and grandpa.
Now that we are of age, we are Papi and Nini. Mostly because our grandsons live next door to their paternal grandparents, who were already grandma and grandpa. Works for us!

 

[deemus]

Dads side Grandpa (Tennessee) and Grandma (Texas) who lived in Oklahoma.

Moms side was Pawpaw (Deep Texas roots) and Nanny (whose parents came from Georgia)

Both families were heavily Irish. Pawpaw’s family came from Ireland and fought in the Revolutionary War.

 

[Tblack89]

Texas, Meemaw and paw paw for dad’s side. Moms side was mamma and big daddy.

 

[kbaxter60]

Moms side was mamma and big daddy.

Heh. One of the grandmas at the church we used to attend was "Sweet Mama". And she was (is) sweet.

 

[mroper]

Grandma and Grandpa last name added to differentiate. However some of my Younger cousins call my Dad's Mom Bochie - sp?

 

[TipBledsoe]

In rural Tennessee it was Ma’am and Sir - Alternately Granny and Grandpa.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Another dimension in time.
Fred and Ethel.

 

[Texasgordo]

Abuela is grandma and Abuelo is grandpa in Spanish. They're all from Mexico but I'm born and raised Texas boy.


Some of my nieces and nephews call my mom Yaya and call my dad Grass. Other nieces and nephews also use Grandma and Grandpa.