Different Names for Grandparents

English Speaking Countries have a varity of names for Grandmothers.

1. Grandmother
2. Grandma
3. Granma
4. Gramma
5. Nan
6. Nana
7. Nanny

In American Native and not so native cultures

The Cheyenne Native Americans Call Grandmothers Nokomis
The Navajo Native Americans call Grandmothers Shimasani
The Cherokee Native Americans call Grandmothers Elisi
The Cajuns call Grandmas Mawmaw
The Hawaiian Native Americans Call Grandma Tutu-wahini

Western European Names for Grandmother

In France Grandmothers are called Grand-mère
In Portugal Grandmothers are called VoVo
In Greece Grandmas are called Gigia or Ya-ya
In Italy Grandmas are called Nonna
In Norway Grandmas are called Bestefar
In Denmark Grandmas are called Grootmoeder
In Germany Grandmas are called Grossmutter or Oma
In Spain Grandmas are called Abuela
In Wales Grandmas are called Mamgu
In Ireland Grandmas are called Mamo, Morai, or Maimeo

In Germany Grandpas are called Opa or Grossvater
In Ireland Grandpas are called Seanáthair or Daideó
In France Grandpas are called Grand-père or Pepere
In Portugal Grandpas are called Avô
In Greece Grandpas are called Pappous
In Italy Grandpas are called Nonno
In Holland Grandpas are called Grootvader
In Spain Grandpas are called Abuelo
In Wales Grandpas are called Tadgu
In Norway Grandpas are called Bestemor
In Denmark Grandpas are called Bestefa

What Eastern European Cultures call Grandmothers:

In Hungary they say Nagyanya
In the Ukraine they say Baba
In Russia the say Babushka

Does your Eastern European Culture call Grandma's by a different name? Please share in the guestbook and we'll add it to the list.

In Turkey they call Grandpas Büyük Baba
In Russia they call Grandpas Dedushka
In Hungary they call Grandpas Nagyapa
In Poland they call Grandpas Dziadzia
In the Ukrane they call Grandpas Dyido
In Lithuania they call Grandpas Seneli

What Asian Cultures Call Grandmothers:

In China they say NaiNai
In Japan they say Oba-chan
In Korea the say Halmoni
In the Phillippino Grandmother is Lola
In Sri Lanka Grandmother is Ommie

In India they say Paati - Tamil

In China Grampa is Ye Ye
In Japan Grampa is Oji-chan
In Korea Grampa is Halaboji

What Middle Eastern Cultures call Grandmothers:

In Turkey they use Büyük Anne

In Isreal they call granmother:

In Yiddish its Bube
In Hebrew its Savta

Arabic Names for Grandmother are:

1. Tae Tae
2. Gido

In North America there are lots of different cultures that have different names for grandparents. The Carennedy Store has created designs with cultural grandparents titles for the grandchildren.

Do you like the pictures you see on this lens? Check them out on t shirts, magnets, cards, and gift items at The Carennedy Store's Cultural Grandparents section

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Please excuse the construction mess. This is a work in progress and as such will be in a constant flux of change. The good news is that you'll want to bookmark this page and come back to find out more about cultural grandparents. Bad news, not much here right now.

Do you like the designs shown here and with the list of names? If so check out The Cultural Grandparents Section of the Carennedy Store There are lots more designs to be added there as well. Need something that's not there? Contact me and I'll post it right away.

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Pepa
Opa - German
Grossvater - German
Seanáthair & Daideó - Irish
Ye Ye - Chinese
Grand- père or Pepere - French
Büyük Baba - Turkish
Dedushka - Russian
SicheiiICHEII - Navajo
Avô - Portuguese
Pappous - Greek
E dudi - Cherokee
Oji-chan - Japanese
Nonno - Italian
Nagyapa - Hungarian
Halaboji - Korean
G rootvader - Dutch
Dziadzia (Polish = grandfather)
Zeidy & Zayde - Yiddish
Abuelo - Spanish
Saba - Hebrew
Dyido ("dyeedoh") - Ukranian
Dedushka - Russian
Lolo - Philippino
Seneli - Lithuanian
Tutu-kane - Hawaiian
Sido - Arabic
Tadgu - Welch
PawPaw - Cajun
Tata - Arabic
Bestemor - Norwegian
Bestefa - Danish