47 real names for real grandmothers
In the stats for Grandma's Briefs, I often see that folks arrive here via search engine queries such as grandma names, what to call grandma, nicknames for grandmas, modern names for grandmas and more.
Here to satisfy such searches are some of the names grandmothers really go by, as revealed by some real grandmas themselves—the Grilled Grandmas:
Grammy
Minna
Mamama
Gramma
Granny Angel (full disclosure: her name is Angel)
G-ma
G-Maw
GG (sometimes standing for Gorgeous Grandma; other times Great Grandma)
Nana
Wheemaw
Bubbe (the Yiddish word for grandma)
Nanny
Gammy
Nona (the Italian word for grandmother)
Grand-ma
Mee mee
Grammie
Grandmother
Gramski
Mema
Pajama Grama (she gets everyone jammies at Christmas)
Gwamma
Gramma <first name>
Gramma with the white hair
Mams
Mi-Ma
Nama
Grandma Muzzy
Granny
Gran
Nee
Savta (grandmother in Hebrew)
Maw Maw
Nina (which morphed from Nana)
Nandy
Baba
Nimmy
Real Grandma (versus those not-so real)
Grandma Cat (because she has a cat)
Oma
Mammy
Grannie
Nonni
Grammi (with an i)
Grandma
Grandma <first name>
And my very most favorite because it’s what Bubby and Baby Mac call me: Gramma!
Today's question:
What did/do you call your paternal and your maternal grandmothers?