In Swiss German, the most used word for grandma is Grosi. In
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.
Grandmother Names From Around the World
France: Popular choices are Grand-mère or Grandmere, but Grand-maman is also used occasionally. Children in France may call their grandmothers Gra-mere, Mémé, and Mamé.
Yaya. Yaya is the word for grandmother in Greek.
-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.”
Baba. "Babusia," the formal name for grandmother in Ukrainian, may be tough for little ones to pronounce. But the nickname version, "Baba," is equally charming!
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.
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.”
Grandparents, or besteforeldre in Norwegian, can be called bestemor (grandmother) or bestefar (grandfather).
In Denmark, the Flemish for grandmother is Bomma and for grandfather Bonpa. Continuing with Nordic countries, in Swedish your grandparents are Mormor and Morfar respectively. And for Iceland, your grandmother is your Amma and your grandfather your Afi.
Oma and Opa
In Germany, you say oma and opa for grandma and grandpa.
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.
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%).
The Hawiian name for grandma, grandpa, and ancestors is kupuna. This term is used for both male and female relatives, with the words wahine (woman) or kāne (man) added to distinguish between the two. For example, your grandmother would be called kupuna wahine, while your grandfather would be kupuna kāne.
Grandma. : GEHduh.