For British grandmothers the top five names in order of popularity at a national level are Nan (33%), Grandma (32%), Nana (24%), Nanny (22%) and Granny (14%). Only one-in-ten use the term Gran. The name Nan is by far the most popular for a grandmother in the English seaside cities of Liverpool (65%) and Brighton (51%).
-Scottish: In Scottish Gaelic, the word for grandma is “Seanmhair,” which means good mother. But other commonly used Scottish grandmother names include “Nana,” “Nanna,” “Mhamó” and “Mamó.” -Spanish: In Spanish, grandmothers are known as “Abuela” or “Abuelita.”
Ireland (Gaelic)
While maimeó anddaideó are the words used to address a grandmother or grandfather, there are a few different words for grandparents in Irish. For example, there are máthair chríona, which translates to “wise mother,” and athair críonna which translates to “wise father.”
All forms can be used in plural, but Gramps (plural Gramps) is rare. In writing, Grandfather and Grandmother are most common, but very rare as a form of address. In speech, Grandpa and Grandma are commonly used in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
The word nan for grandma is a shortening of the word nana. Both of these words probably are child pronunciations of the word nanny.
In British English, nana is the more popular spelling. In American English, nanna is the more popular spelling.
Gram. "Gram" and "Grams" are common nicknames for a grandmother. They're based off the traditional terms, but they're more casual and laid-back.
Dembart – Grandmother
Maam bart/maaman/naan – Father.
Most common in England are probably: gran'dad and gramma, grandpa and Grammy, grand papa and grand mama, gramps and gran. In Wales add taid and nain in the north, and tadgu and mamgu in the south.
Another popular subset of unique names are those that are derived from the (most often) grandmother's first name. So Gabby McCree is Gigi. “It's an abbreviation for 'Grandma Gabby' and also my initials growing up,” she says.
Oma and Opa
In Germany, you say oma and opa for grandma and grandpa.
Usage notes. Spellings such as mam gu or mamgu may also be encountered. The usual word for grandmother in the Welsh of North Wales is nain.
In the Swedish language, the maternal grandparents are “mormor” for grandmother and “morfar” for grandfather. Paternal grandparents are “farmor” for grandmother, and “farfar,” for grandfather. If you want to get up close and personal with all things Swedish, no need to have a mormor of your own.
Origins of the Word Grandmother in English
In Old English, the word was ealdemodor, which sounds a lot like “old mother,” and likely has roots in Old Norse. It was replaced by grandame, literally meaning “old lady,” due to the French influence over English.
There isn't an official word for grandparents in Welsh, so most people will say mam-gu a thad-cu (or tad-cu a mam-gu if you want to avoid the aspirate mutation). That said, unofficial terms for grandparents do exist in some parts of the south such as hen rieni or rhieni-cu.
The most common translations in dictionaries for grandparents are the literal translations of 'grandmother' and 'grandfather'. In French, these terms are, respectively: grand-mère and grand-père, or grand-maman and grand-papa. These terms are also commonly used in speech and writing.
Grandmother: tipuna wahine/tupuna wahine, kuia, karanimā/karanimāmā, perekōu, tāua, ruruhi, ruahine, kui, kuikuia, ngoingoi.
Pap(a) is also found as 'mother', mainly in Victoria. Other kinship roots (for grandparents) have been shown to have a split distribution with one root dominating in the east and one in the west for what is apparently a single proto-meaning.
gookomis your grandmother (2s-3s) ookomisan h/ grandmother.
You can call her by cute names such as Big mom, Peaches, Lolly, or go for hippie names Hopie or Mumssy.
Gigi & Baba - cute names for Grandma & Grandpa
These names are Ukrainian and the words are so easy for baby to say!
Noni. A variation in the spelling of "Nonna," "Nonni" means grandparents in Italian.