What do you think?? Will any of these fit me??
TRADITIONAL GRANDMOTHER NAMES
Bamaw, Bammaw
Big Mama Bubbie DaMa Dama , Dammaw Eema, Eemaw, Ema G Gada GadGee, Gadgi Gadgy GaMa, Gamma Gammi, Gammy, Gami Ganna Ganni, Ganny, Gani GanGan G-ma Gommie, Gommy Gram Gramma, Grama Grammie, Grammy Gramommie Grams Granana Grananny Grandama Grandgran |
Grandma
Grandmom Grandmother Grandnan Granma Granmama Granmom Granna Granny Gumma Jamma Mamaw, Mamey Mammaw Mammy Mams Marmi, Marme MawMaw MayMay MayMay Maymee MeMa, Meema MeMaw, Mimaw MeMo, MeeMo Mimo MeeMee, MeMe MiMi |
Mima
Mimma Mimmy Mimsy Minny MoMa, MoMaw MoMo MomMom Momsy Mum, Mums Mumsy, Mumsey Nama, Namma Nan Nana, Nanna Nanny Ne-ma NeNe, NiNi Ninna Ninny, Ninni Nona, Nonna Noni, NoNi, NoNee Nonni, Nonny Ona, Onna |
TRENDY GRANDMOTHER NAMES
Ama
A-May Ami, Aimee Ammy Babe Babo Bacca Bamba Bama, Bamma Bella Birdie BonBon CeCe, CiCi Coco Dally Dandy Fancy Fammy Fo-Ma, Faux Ma Foxy GaGa GandyMom Gangy, GanGee G-Dawg Gidget Ginja G-Mom Geeda, Geda GeezerGirl Gita GeeMa Glamama Glamma Glammy G.M. Gogi Go-Go Grammar |
Grandiose
Grandy, Grandi, GranDee Granan Granette Granita Grani, Granni, Granee Granmanny Graylor Grea, Greah Gummy Hamma Kitty LaLa Lally Layla Leelo, Lilo Lela Lola Mami, Mammi MamaMia Manni Mayna MayMay Maysi M'dear Meemer MeMom Memot Mia Miami Minny, Mini Modie Momette MoMar Mombo MomMom Mommoo Mooma |
Momsy
Mona Monee Mumica Mummers MuMu Muna Nano Nanima Naunee Necie Neema Nema Noma NotherMother Nimo OtherMother Onie Pama Pebbles Pippa Pippy Poma, Pomma Salsa Soosa Sugar Sugie, Shugie Tama, Tamma Tammy Tamsy TeeMa Uma, Umma Vanna Womba Wela YaYo Yama Yana |
PLAYFUL GRANDMOTHER NAMES
Abba
Banana Bambi – A cuddly name for someone dear Bamboo Beemer Booma Boomie Bunny Ciaba – "cha-bah" Dizzy Dodie Doodie, Dooty Gadget Gitchey Grampoo Granny Mame – A play on 'Auntie Mame' Grammug – Coffee, root beer, or brew Grimmi Jamagramma – If sleepovers are a favorite Jamma Khakie, Kakie Lolly, Lolli Lulu Mamabear Mamacita Mambo |
Mayzie
Momsy Moogie, Moogs Moo-Moo MoreMom, MoreMama Muddy Muffer, Muffy, Muff Mumpy, Mumps Nanamy Pittypat PomPom Nanoo Nooni NuNu Puddy Pumpkin Punky Tink, Tinky Tinkerbell Toots Tootsie Twinkles Twinkie Upsy Unni Uttermutter, Uddermudder Wicky – Makes light of the 'wicked stepmother' cliche |
PERSONALITY & INTEREST-BASED GRANDMOTHER NAMES
BiggieMa – For larger than life grandmas
BiggieMama Big Gram Bubbles – An effervescent personality Cookie Cha-cha – A lively name with a bit of spice Chatty – Talkative people know who they are Dear, DearMa Dearie Gabby, Gabbi GoGo – Perfect for high-energy types GoMa Grancie, Grancy Grinni, Grinny – Celebrate a sunny outlook Happy Honey Huggy, Hugs, Hugme – Names demonstrative grandmas can embrace Lovey – The very essence of grandmothering LoveyDovey – Even lovier Mermie – A play on "mermaid" for swimmers Mini, MiniMa – Perfect for small grandmothers MaxiMa – Equally perfect for generously-sized grandmothers QueenB/Queen Bee – If her given name begins with B Queenie – Another way to acknowledge a regal grandma Sew-Sew, SewMa – For grandmothers who love needle arts SloMa – The easy-going opposite of GoMa Snuggy, Snugs, Snuggums – Cuddly grandmas might cozy up to any of these Sunny – Give this name to a grandma who always seems to shine Sweetie – Some grandmothers are just sweeter than others Sweetums – An updated version of an old Endearment TeaMa |
INTERNATIONAL GRANDMOTHER NAMES
Aborigine
Australian Formal – Garrimaay Australian Paternal – Mamaay Australian Maternal – Momu Polynesian Maori dialect – Tipuna Wahine African Berber dialect – Henna Botswanan – Nkuku Shona dialect – Ambuya Swahili – Bibi, Nyanya Venda dialect – Makhulu Xhosa dialect – Umakhulu Zulu dialect – Ugogo Afrikaans – Ouma Albanian – Gjyshe American Indian Cherokee – E-Ni-Si Cheyenne – Neske'e Eskimo, Inupiaq dialect – Aanaga Navajo – Ama Sa ni Ojibway – Nookmis, Nookomis Arabic Formal – Jaddah, Jiddah Informal – Teta Armenian – Metzmayr Basque – Amona Belarusen – Babka Breton – Mamm-gozh Cajun – MawMaw Catalan – Àvia, Iaia Chinese Cantonese Paternal – Ngin Cantonese Maternal – PoPo Mandarin Paternal –Z¨³m¨³ Mandarin Maternal – Wài pó Croatian – Baka Danish Formal – Bedstemoder Paternal – Farmor Maternal – MorMor Dutch – Grootmoeder Esperanto – Avin Estonian – Va naema Farsi – Madar Bozorg Filipino Cebuano Formal – Apohang babae Informal – Lola Finnish – Isoaiti, Mummo Flemish – Bomma French Formal – Grand-mère Informal – Gra-mere, Mémé SemiFormal – Grandmaman Galician – Avoa Georgian – Bebia German Formal – Grossmutter Informal – Oma Greek – Yaya, Gigia Guarani (South America) – Jaryi Hawaiian Formal – Kapuna Wahine Informal – Puna, TuTu, Kuku Hebrew – Savta Hungarian Formal – Nagyanya Informal – Yanya, Anya |
Icelandic – Amma
India Bengali Paternal – Thakur-ma Bengali Maternal – Dida, Didima Hindi – Daadima Southwestern – Ajji Urdu Paternal – Daadi Urdu Maternal – Nanni Indonesian – Nenek
Irish/Gaelic
Formal – Seanmhair Informal – Maimeo or Morai
Italian – Nonna
Japanese Formal – Obaasan, Oba-Chan, Sobo (one's own grandmother) Informal – Obaba Korean – Halmoni Latvian – Vecmate Lebanese – Sitti Lithuanian – Senele, Mociute Malagasy – Nenibe Maltese – Nanna Norwegian – Bestemor, Godmor Paternal – Farmor Maternal – MorMor Polish Formal – Babka, Babcia, Informal – Jaja, Zsa-Zsa, Busha, Gigi Portuguese – Avo Romanian – Bunica Russian – Babushka Sanskrit Paternal – Pitaamahii Maternal – Maataamahii Serbian – Baba, Mica Slovakian – Babicka Slovenian – Stara Mama Spanish Formal – Abuela Informal Diminutive – Abuelita, Uelita, Tita, Abby, Abbi, Lita Swedish Paternal – FarMor Maternal – MorMor Swiss Formal – Grossmami Syrian – Teta, Jadda Tamil – Pathi Thai Maternal – Ya Paternal – Yai Turkish – Buyuk Anne, Anneanne, Babanne Turkmen – Ene Ukranian Formal – Babusia Informal – Baba Uzbek – Bibi Vietnamese Formal – Danh tử Informal – Ba, Bà già Welsh Southern – Mamgu Northern – Naini, Nain
Yiddish – Bubby, Bubbe
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(Posting borrowed from http://outsidethatbox.livejournal.com/4695.html.)
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