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WHAT'S IN A GRANDMOTHERS NAME
What a grandma wants to be called is diverse as can be, it all depends on where the woman is at that point in her life.
The names are many - their adoration for their grandmothers are many
Nana, Ouma, Grammy, Mia, Vomma, Baba, Grandma, Lola, Naani, Nannina, Oma, Babo, Mia, Grann, - the names are many.
What a grandma wants to be called is diverse as can be, it all depends on where the woman is at that point in her life.
Abuela - means grandma in Spanish.
Nonna – is for Italian grandmothers.
Bubbe -Yiddish
Bedstemoder is Danish, meaning grandmother.
Ouma - Afrikaans origin
Meme – this is French for grandmother, my grandsons call their grandmother Meme.
Vomma – Latvian – my granddaughter calls her other grandmother Vomma
TuTu – Hawaiian
And the list could go on for pages and pages and pages 😃
Comment below, and let me know what your grandchildren call you. We will add them to the list as we go. :) Let’s see how many different names we get lol.
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