Nonna is of Latin origin and has diverse roots and meanings. In Latin, it means “ninth” and is commonly given to girls born in the ninth month, September. In Italy, it's a common term of endearment and respect used to refer to one's grandmother.
Italy: Nonna is a popular grandmother's name, possibly because it is close to Nana and other familiar grandmother nicknames.
Nonna means grandmother in Italian.
Nonna does not make the list of the most popular grandmother names, but many grandmothers who are not Italian have chosen it because it is short, easy for kids to pronounce and sounds good when combined with a first name. Perhaps they also like the roles that grandmothers play in Italian families.
The word for grandmother in Italian is nonna whereas the plural is nonne.
Nan – Another classic name for grandma is Nan. Used in both Scotland and Ireland, it comes from the Gaelic “Nain”. Nana – This nickname is short and sweet; especially if your grandma loves bananas!
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.”
Our Italian word of the day is nonna, or la nonna, which, as many of you know, means grandmother. When you are addressing your grandmother, in Italian the word is not abbreviated or made into a nickname as it often is in English—grandma or granny or nana. In Italian nonna is nonna, and that suffices.
My Nana: “Cento per Cento” Siciliana Grandmother.
As previously mentioned, in French the word is grandmère, but in Italian, it's nonna. In Spanish, the term is abuela, or if you want to be cozy and cute about it, you'd call her your abuelita, which means “little grandma.” In Portuguese, the word is avó.
grandmother , grandma , granny. nonna materna / paterna maternal/paternal grandmother.
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.
Some of the names cited for grandmothers include Boo, Mimi and Nanan. For grandfathers such terms of endearment include Pa, Papa and Captain. People living in Cardiff and Plymouth are more likely to use a unique name for their grandfather and those in Nottingham, London and Leicester likewise for their grandmother.
Nana is a given name that has different origins in several countries across the world. Its use as a feminine or masculine name varies culturally. It is feminine in Japan, Georgia and Greece, and it is masculine in Ethiopia and India, and epicene (unisex/gender neutral) in Ghana and Indonesia.
“Nonna” from Italian
“Nonna” is the popular name for grandmother in the Italian language.
nona f (Cyrillic spelling нона) (Croatia, Chakavian) grandmother. (Croatia, Chakavian) grandma, granny.
Luigi (Louis) commonly becomes Gigi. Filippo (Phlllip) can become Pippo. Lorenzo (Lawrence) becomes Renzo or Enzo.
Oma and Opa
In Germany, you say oma and opa for grandma and grandpa.