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« Reply #5340 on: 11:13:29, 21-08-2008 » |
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C's greatgrandma is 'Nanny' or 'Nan' or 'Nanny Mary' in case there is ever any confusion.
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« Reply #5341 on: 11:14:17, 21-08-2008 » |
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I had two lots of "Grandma" and "Grandad" (or "Granddad", as I used to think you should spell it). My dad's mother was only 4'11" so she was "Little Grandma", which made my mum's mum "Big Grandma" even though she wasn't actually all that tall herself. My Little Grandad was little by marriage; he was actually taller than Big Grandad, though this never really confused me at the time. Congratulations Mary!  |
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« Reply #5342 on: 11:15:40, 21-08-2008 » |
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I called my mother mama, my father was papa, then there was babushka and dedushka (with stress on the first vowl).
My grandmother was 42 when I was born. I call her grandmother of course, but she is in fact mama to me (like in Millie's case. I think she is a mother to her little child).
My best wishes for the future baby. Congratulations.
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« Reply #5343 on: 11:29:43, 21-08-2008 » |
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I too had a "little" and "big" Grandma, but only one Grandpa, the other having already departed this life prior to my arrival. "Nan" is quite common in Scotland, and I've heard "Gramps" a few times, and know of a couple of cases where "Pops" is used.
The one big exception I know is my best mate from university's mum, a Canadian who has been here since WWII. Her name's Mary, but very early on her precocious granddaughter labelled her "Mimi", a name that has stuck to this day not only with her four grandchildren but also with the rest of the family, although it's now habitually shortened to "Meems".
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« Reply #5344 on: 11:38:29, 21-08-2008 » |
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Wonderful news, Mary. Congratulations, best wishes and good health to all of you.
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« Reply #5345 on: 11:39:03, 21-08-2008 » |
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Congratulations Mary. I hope the pregnancy goes very smoothly.  I used real names for both sets of grandparents. On the maternal side Grandma Bé and Grandpa Laurie, but simply Lou and Frank on the paternal side. In fact this is what my dad and his brothers called their parents. My own children call my mum and dad Grandma and Grandpa but to wind her up they call my mum Granny! Their paternal grandmother was Italian so they called her Nonna. Ron's post has just reminded me that one of my baby cousins used to call our Grandma Bé Guggy so for a number of years we all called her that. She rather liked it. I like unique names evolving. |
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« Reply #5346 on: 12:41:11, 21-08-2008 » |
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I called my paternal grandparents Granny and Grandpa, my maternal ones Grandma and Grandfather. I think I'd rather be Grandma than Granny - people talk about "old grannies" more often than "old grandmas". Also I preferred my Grandma to my Granny . I loved Grandfather best of all, and never gave a thought to the formality of his name. I would post a photo of him if I knew how. He looked just like Elgar. At about 11.30 I suddenly wondered where the morning had gone. It had gone here to this board  . Oh dear. |
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« Reply #5347 on: 12:45:41, 21-08-2008 » |
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Congrats from me too, Mary!
We called my paternal grandfather 'Arvo', which is 'father' in Esperanto (of which he was a notable proponent).
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« Reply #5348 on: 12:47:41, 21-08-2008 » |
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When i have children, if we have a boy, i will call him Byron |
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« Reply #5349 on: 12:50:58, 21-08-2008 » |
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Wouldn't "Byron Byron" be a little odd?
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« Reply #5350 on: 12:51:57, 21-08-2008 » |
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My children have always called my mother Ra, it was the nearest that my elder daughter could get to Gran and it has stuck. We also had Smoke Grandad( because he smoked) and Greenhouse Grandad because he had greenhouses ( of course!!)
Congrats anyway !
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« Reply #5351 on: 12:52:58, 21-08-2008 » |
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Everyone told us, they said, that it took a while for things to settle down after coming off the pill. Well, it didn't - it happened straight away. Congratulations, Mary! As the eldest of three children all conceived within a month of our mother coming off the pill, I can vouch for the above  Grandparents' names in my family - maternal grandparents were Grandma and Grandpa, paternal grandparents were Grannie and Grandad. |
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« Reply #5352 on: 12:53:08, 21-08-2008 » |
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Wouldn't "Byron Byron" be a little odd?
Not at all - it's obvious that "Lord" must be the family surname, so it is logical to call the lad "Byron Lord". Buz |
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« Reply #5353 on: 12:55:48, 21-08-2008 » |
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Granny Bones and Granny Solo.
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« Reply #5354 on: 13:01:05, 21-08-2008 » |
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Granny Bones and Granny Solo. Not "Gran Solo"? |
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