So you’re a grandparent now. Congratulations and welcome to the best club in the world. But what will your grandkids call you? We asked over 300 thousand parents what their grandparent names are, and these are the names that kept popping up over and over again. It’s an amazing list of classics but there’s a ton of personality in here too, a mix of classics, modern, cultural, and kid-created.
50+ grandparent name ideas
The Classics
- Grandma
- Grandpa
- Nana
- Papa
- Grammy
- Gramps
- Granny
- Granddad
Popular & Modern Favorites
- Gigi
- Mimi
- Lolli
- Pops
- Pop
- Gram
- Poppy
- Nina
- CeCe
Cute & Playful
- Buppy
- Ninny
- Tookie
- Lala
- Didi
- Kiki
- Sassy
- Honey
- Lovey
- Memaw
Cultural / Heritage Names
- Oma and Opa (German)
- Saba and Savta (Hebrew)
- Nonna and Nonno (Italian)
- Bubbe and Zayde (Yiddish)
- Mormor and Morfar (Danish)
- Abuela & Abuelo (Spanish)
- Grand-mère & Grand-père (or Mamie/Papi) (French)
- Tutu (Hawaiian)
- Yia-yia and Papou (Greek)
Kid-Created (We can all agree these are the best names)
- Bucka Bucka
- Bunga
- Geegoo
- Ponga
- Gammy
- MaeMae
- Merny
- Bop Bop
- Karo
- Nammy
- Mammy
Names we just loved
- Glamma
- Grandude
- Boss
- Sunshine
- Grumpy
- Other Grandma (OG 😄)
Our final word is that you can pick a name but the name that sticks is usually the one your toddler grandchild invents for you.
And honestly, those end up being the most meaningful. And as one of our moms said, “It won’t matter when they start calling you something it melts your heart.”
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