Nicknames are relative

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 7:16 am

I'll never be a grandparent, and uncles are only called Uncle where I come from, but parents and grandparents have dozens of different nicknames.

My grandparents were Grandma, Granny, and two Grandpas, but my sister is Mimi to her grandkids and her husband is Pawpaw. His parents were Meemaw and Peepaw before they passed.

Is this an American phenomenon, or is it the same the world over? What are the more creative nicknames for relatives you've heard?

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 7:29 am

One of my grandmothers was called "Grandma" and the other was "Nanny".

One of my grandfathers was called "Grandpa" and the other was "Daddy Paul".

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:59 am

As kids we all called our Mother ' F '.... It stuck after some nag she backed came In at 100/1 back In the 60's..... as we got older, we all called her ' Duchess'.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:56 am

In order for the grandchildren to keep identities clear my wife and I were referred to as GRANDPA & GRANDMA.

My son in laws parents were called GRANDPAPPY & GRANDMOMMY. Those grandchidren are now adults with children of their own and the GREAT GRANDCHILDREN are carrying on with the same names.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:12 am

I only had one living grandparent set when I was a child so it was gramPA and gramMA and my aunt was auntie but pronounced "antee" because "awwwwntee" sounds too high falutin' to me.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:24 am

I always thought it odd when I heard people say Auntee, like Ann Tee. Of course we were probably worse. We pronounced aunt "Aint".

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:26 am

I am known as Gramps, think that is what they are saying...............could be Grumps.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:42 am

Accountable;1411112 wrote: I always thought it odd when I heard people say Auntee, like Ann Tee. Of course we were probably worse. We pronounced aunt "Aint".

My first ex is from Mass and he used to say "awnt". I remember thinking how phony that sounded, like he was trying to be grand or something.

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:41 pm

We always pronounced aunt as "ant".

Accountable, your pronunciation of aunt as "ain't" reminds me of the "Andy Griffith Show"! Isn't that how the folks of Mayberry pronounced "Aunt Bea"??

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 4:51 pm

tabby;1411120 wrote: We always pronounced aunt as "ant".

Accountable, your pronunciation of aunt as "ain't" reminds me of the "Andy Griffith Show"! Isn't that how the folks of Mayberry pronounced "Aunt Bea"??
LOL! Yes it was.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:29 pm

I am called Nana by my grandson, as was my great grandmother. :-4