Looking for fun, modern grandma names? How about grandmother names in other languages? Or perhaps you are looking for more sweet and traditional names for grandma. Either way, this is a great collection of names for grandma that you might not have thought of.
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Traditional Grandma Names
- Grandma or Gramma or Grandmaw
- Granny or Grannie
- Gran
- Gammy or Gamma or Gams
- Gram or Grams
- Grammy or Grammie
- Grandmama
- Grandmom
- Grandmother
- Gran or Gran-Gran
- Marmee or Marmi
- Mammy
- Mema or MeMa or Mima
- Nana or Nanna
Other Names For Grandma – Modern & Unique
When you think of a grandma, you think of a gray, little old lady who knits and sits in a rocking chair. But there are lots of new grandmas who are not like that, at all. These are the grandmas who want new grandmother names that capture their unique personalities. Here are a few great ideas.
- Glamma or Glammy
- Grancy or Grancie
- MayMay
- Mia
- Mimi
- Nina
- Abba
- Amma
- Babe
- Bamba or Bama
- BeBe
- Bella or Belle
- Birdy or Birdie
- CeeCee or Cici
- Coco
- Gabby or Gabbi
- Gadgy or Gadgi
- GiGi
- Geema or Geemom
- GoGo or Gogi
- Kitty
- Pippy or Pippa
- Teenie or Teeny
Sassy Grandma Names / Southern Grandma Names
- Bunny
- Cookie
- Darling
- Gammy
- Gigi
- Honey
- Lala
- Lovey
- Mawmaw
- Meemaw
- Muffy
- Nana
- Peaches
- Sissy
- Sugah
- Tootsie
- Yaya
Names For Grandma In Other Languages
- Amma (Iceland)
- Abuela (Spanish)
- Ayeeyo (Somali)
- Baba (Ukrainian)
- Babushka (Russian)
- Bacia or Babcia (Polish)
- Bedstemoder (Danish)
- Bibi (Swahili)
- Bomma (Flemish)
- Bubbe (Yiddish)
- Gjyshe (Albanian)
- Gogo or Ugogo (Zulu)
- Grand-mère (French)
- Halmoni (Korean)
- Kuia or Te Kuia (Maori)
- Lao Lao – maternal grandmother and Nai Nai – paternal grandmother (China)
- Lola (Filipino)
- Mémé (French Canadian)
- Mhamó (Irish)
- Mormor – maternal grandmother and Farmor – paternal grandmother (Sweden)
- Nagymama (Hungarian)
- Nani – maternal grandmother and Dadi – paternal grandmother (India)
- Nenek (Indonesian)
- Nonna (Italian)
- O baachan (Japanese)
- Oba-chan (Japanese)
- Oma (German)
- Ouma (Afrikaans)
- Satva, Bubbe, Nonna, Avuela (Israel)
- Savta (Hebrew)
- Senelė (Lithuanian)
- Tutu (Hawwaian)
- Vovo (Portuguese)
- YaYa or Yiayia (Greek)
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