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caliandjack 
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 Posted: 04 February 2009 at 2:54pm |
Thanks rachel25, I expect its more of an issue for me - having someone other than my mum being nana - than it will be for my kids.
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FreeSpirit
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Posted: 04 February 2009 at 5:33pm |
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We've used what they prefer mostly.
My parents are Nannan and Grumpy old man
My grandparents are Nana and Grandad
Then we have Grandpa and Grandma
And Granny and Fizz
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Lanata
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Posted: 04 February 2009 at 7:18pm |
I call my grandad GD, that could be another option 
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Babykatnz
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Posted: 04 February 2009 at 7:52pm |
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My mum is one of those parents who said they were too young to be a Nanna and Nanny reminded her of a goat lol... so she is Nan by her own choosing... Dad has been dead since I was 3, and mum never remarried so no issues with a step-grandparent in that regard..
his Dads parents are Nana Jill (she refused to be Nana T..... as thats her MIL LOL!) and Grandad...
DP's parents were Nana Griff and Poppy Griff (FIL is known as Griff at speedway as that is part of his last name, its even his personalised plate on the car hehe) but MIL passed away last month, so its just Poppy Griff now...
My best mate's (his godmother) parents are Nana and poppa with first names after their 'title'
this one will only have my mother, and DPs dad to call whatever, so I guess she will just call them the same as DS
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busymum
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Posted: 04 February 2009 at 8:25pm |
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Ours all chose. Most of them have since passed on, but as an idea for names:
Grandy (ugh, but my mum likes it and it is gender-neutral)
Grandad
Grandpa
Gramps
Granny
Gran
Nana
Grandma
Great-Grandma
Great-Grandad
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LittleBug
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Posted: 04 February 2009 at 8:31pm |
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We let the grandparents "choose" their names too... we have Grandma and Grandad, and Gran and Grandpop.
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Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years).
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kiwisj
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Posted: 04 February 2009 at 8:53pm |
We let ours choose, ILs were already Nan and Grandad to SILs kids anyway.
My Dad will be Grandad as well. Double-ups don't bother me as I had 2 Grandad's growing up and never any confusion! Dad's wife will be called by her first name.
Mum is STILL undecided. She arrives here in 10 days though so she'd better decide soon. My stepbrother's wee boy couldn't say Lynnette so calls her Ninny  Think it might stick! And Mum's partner will be Poppy coz thats what his grandkids call him.
Great Grandparents are Nana and Grandma on my side and Grandad and Grandma & Grandpa on DHs.
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AzzaNZ
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Posted: 05 February 2009 at 3:22pm |
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We asked them to choose what they'd like to be called.
My mom is called Nana
My dad is called Zayda (he is Jewish)
My step-mom is Bobba (Jewish and it tickles me because it sounds unflattering)
My DH's dad is called Grandpa
DH doesnt have a mom.
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Marlow
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Posted: 08 February 2009 at 12:59pm |
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Thanks for everyone's thoughts. I was initially reluctant to let them choose as my mum wanted to create a new grandmother name altogether by combining part of her name +ma. I told her no and she basically backed out of any further discussion! Happily, my brother (whose partner is also expecting) backed me up and refused to consider the hybrid name too!
I thought I would get everyone's opinions and then present them all with some options.
So my parents have chosen Nan and Poppa and the in-laws will be Grandma and Grandpa.
Now, if my baby would just arrive...! We are 10 days overdue and getting very impatient to meet our little bundle of joy!
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LittleBug
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Posted: 08 February 2009 at 5:13pm |
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DH's grandma's name was Margaret, so they called her Grandmarg... so sort of a hybrid name but not too different sounding.
Hope your little Bubba makes an entrance soon!
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Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years).
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 08 February 2009 at 6:04pm |
My parents are Nana and Grandad
Inlaws are Gran and Opa (he is dutch), my SIL and BIL call her Granny to pee her off. And my MIl didn't want to be Oma as she is not dutch and her children had an Oma and she didn't want to be reminded of her.
My nana is Great Nana or Little Nana as Andrew sometimes calls her, and her partner is Barrie as he is to all of us.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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busyissy
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Posted: 08 February 2009 at 7:37pm |
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We have
Grandma
Poppa
Grandpop
Grandpa
Pop
Nana
Noni
Nona
Gran
Granny
Gramps
Wowie (sometimes kids just name them themselves!)
and Nan
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Posted: 19 February 2009 at 12:39pm |
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my parents go by Grandmother and Grandfather
HB parents Granma Grampa
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Shezamumof3
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Posted: 19 February 2009 at 2:04pm |
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My parents are nana and grandad
DF's parents are nai nai and pop(i think lol)
My nana and grandad are Granma and Poppa
According to DF's mum Nai Nai is chinese, I think....she didnt want to be nana or nan or anything.
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MonicaMouse
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Posted: 19 February 2009 at 4:18pm |
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My ILs were already Nana and Grandad and I asked my parents what they wanted to be called. My sisters and Dad and his partner decided that he would also be Grandad, and his partner is refered to as "Auntie .........." (she's not that much older than me. Mum didn't make up her mind for a long time wanting Blair to choose, but I wanted a name to refer to her as. A neighbours children used to call her "Nanny Lyn" and so I adopted that for a bit thinking maybe when B was older it would be shortened to Nan. When we stayed recently he ended up calling out "Naan" (like the bread) and so Naan it has become.
My Nana has become Gran-Nan, and Dad's parents are Gran and Grandad to me, but I'm going to try and encourage B and bubs to call him Raro as it was my pet name for him when I was older.
Both of my sisters have decided that they don't want the "auntie" title, so Blair has some honorary aunts with the title
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