What do you call your grandparents?

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Curious to see what people call their grandparents. I think this can vary by region (not sure though), so post your region if you feel comfortable as well.

MOM'S SIDE

Grandmother: Nanny

Grandfather: Papa

DAD'S SIDE

Grandmother: Grandma

Grandfather: Granddad

"Step"-Grandmother: First name (she isn't really my step grandmother because my Granddad married after his children moved out, but I don't know what else to call her). She doesn't seem to have a problem with my calling her by her first name, and she is the kind of person to mention it if it did bother her.

One of my parent's was adopted, a refer to their biological parents are "grandmother" and "grandfather".

I call my grandparents on both sides Granma and Granpa.

I called all of my grandfathers Grandpa when they were alive. I call my two remaining grandmothers Grandma and Nana.

Now this get complicated, cos's of a few factors: one, I have three pairs of grandparents and two I have referred to them by first name plus by Northern English, Scouse & Northern Welsh titles.

Mum's side
Grandmother: Nan (also spelt as Nin, Scouse for Nanny) & Rice pudding (her nickname at school)
Grandfather: Granddad & Old Man Gray III (his family nickname)

Dad's (step-dad's) side
Grandmother: Grandma Mary
Grandfather: Granddad Tom

Father's side
Grandmother: Nain Eve
Step-Grandmother: Carol
Grandfather: Taid Brian

Paternal (Father's Side):

Grandfather: Ông nội
Grandmother: Bà nội

Maternal (Mother's Side):

Grandfather: Ông ngoại
Grandmother: Bà ngoại

They're all deceased though, and I've only been able to meet my grandmother from my mother's side once or twice when I was little. I use these to refer to them.

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Mom's side~
Grandmother~ Ma-Ma
Grandfather~ Pa-Pa

Dad's side~
Grandmother~ Grandma
Grandfather~ Grandpa

I call both of my grandfather's Grandpa and my grandmother Grandma. I differentiate between them by tacking on my paternal grandfather's last name when I refer to him. I don't do that to him in person but since the two of them are rarely in the same room it doesn't cause much problem.

Mom's side

Granddad
Grammy (deceased)

Dad's side

Nana
Papa (deceased)

Dead.

My Maternal Grandfather: Granddaddy.

My Maternal Step-Grandfather: Papa

My Maternal Grandmother: Mommom

My Paternal Grandfather: ?

My Paternal Grandmother: ?

My Step-Father's Mother: Grandma Faye

My Step-Father's Step-Mother: I don't really say anything to her except for "ma'am."

My Step-Father's Father: I don't really say anything to him except for "sir."

Mum's side:
Nana and grandad.
I call my nana's partner (she and grandad split up when my mum was in her teens) by his first name. But he is like a second grandad.

Dad's side:
Nana
His dad died when I was a baby so I couldn't really give him a name.

Paternal grandfather: "Granddad"
Maternal grandfather: Never really knew him
Maternal grandmother: "Nanny"

My paternal grandmother died a while back, and my paternal grandfather later got married to an Italian lady who I now think of as my paternal grandmother. She likes to be called "Nonna".

dads mum: teta
dad and mum dad: jido( not djido, jido and the o is short and the sound ends abruptly)
mums mum: teta followed by her name.

my dads parents are dead though and my dads dad has been dead for 16 years or something.

I hardly ever call my grandparents.

All of my grandparents have died - they'd all be way over 100, if they were still alive. I never met my Mum's Dad, but I would have called him 'Grampa', like I did my Dad's Dad. My Mum's Mum was 'Granny' and my Dad's Mum was 'Gran'.

Mum's side: Nanna (With 2 n's, not 1) and Grandad.
Dad's side; Gran, no Grandad because he's dead.