tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post1084439542751952197..comments2024-03-28T22:46:49.927-07:00Comments on Dispatches from the Island: Grandpa NicknamesJorge Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05761766292663072186noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-1981368082949361822009-03-28T22:12:00.000-07:002009-03-28T22:12:00.000-07:00My cousins call my grandma Bum. I have no idea why...My cousins call my grandma Bum. I have no idea why.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808613348443294675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-88435176423082814332009-02-26T16:19:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:19:00.000-08:00My mom's folks were Nanny and Tata - which makes i...My mom's folks were Nanny and Tata - which makes it disturbing when folks refer to the twins with that particular nickname. My husband's father's folks are Grandmaw and Grandpaw - the extra w is not because they have a big mouth or big hands.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079755748705438570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-7571864269164000962009-02-18T19:43:00.000-08:002009-02-18T19:43:00.000-08:00Awww. That's really sweet. It reminds me how muc...Awww. That's really sweet. It reminds me how much I miss my grandparents.Momof4https://www.blogger.com/profile/05305194826953878270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-35468136620552218312009-02-16T20:42:00.000-08:002009-02-16T20:42:00.000-08:00My uncle's grandkids refer to him as... umm... I'm...My uncle's grandkids refer to him as... umm... I'm not sure how to spell it. Imagine how you pronounce "huh-huh" as a negative response to a question. Replace the "uh" sound with a flat "a" sound (like the initial "a" in "average") and you'll have a close approximation.<BR/><BR/>This got started with their oldest grandchild. When he was very little, he was being taught the names of his family members. There was mom, dad, and grandma, but he referred to grandpa with a rapid-fire, machine-gun-like noise: "ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah". This got a lot of laughs, and the name ended up sticking.<BR/><BR/>Now their entire immediate family refers to him as "ahn-ahn" (the "n"s are nasalized).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697760199378250089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-80442485825902458912009-02-16T14:51:00.000-08:002009-02-16T14:51:00.000-08:00On one side, we have Mimi & Poppy for my dad&#...On one side, we have Mimi & Poppy for my dad's mom and dad. On the other side, we had Granny & Deedo for my mom's mom and dad. "Deedo" comes from my big sis trying to say "Dad-o", which was his originally chosen grandpa-name, but it just didn't come out right, and the other way stuck.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225675973742422304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-21166087602262961172009-01-13T03:59:00.000-08:002009-01-13T03:59:00.000-08:00this made me miss my pappy so much.this made me miss my pappy so much.sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598186914090897223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-72903749469061887672008-07-27T22:18:00.000-07:002008-07-27T22:18:00.000-07:00ohh that is so lovely!yo and your grandfather!!!ohh that is so lovely!<BR/>yo and your grandfather!!!natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969733608140918711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-54159281238763409392008-07-27T22:16:00.000-07:002008-07-27T22:16:00.000-07:00please jorge send me an e mailto natutat@hotmail.c...please jorge send me an e mail<BR/>to <BR/><BR/>natutat@hotmail.comnatashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969733608140918711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-47185904145195270102008-06-22T16:00:00.000-07:002008-06-22T16:00:00.000-07:00Hi Jorge, just wanted to say that I love your blog...Hi Jorge, just wanted to say that I love your blog. I'm a big an of yours :D<BR/><BR/>Well then, about the interesting topic of grandfathrs name.<BR/>I'm from Sweden and in Sweden we all (most people any way :P) call our granparents the same. <BR/> <BR/>But we have 2 names, one name for your mother's father and one name for your father's father, so maybe you can call it kinda confusing, hehe. <BR/><BR/>Mum's father - Morfar<BR/>Dad's father - Farfar <BR/><BR/>Far is an other name for dad/pappa<BR/>Mor is an other name for mum/mamma<BR/><BR/>So basically it means:<BR/>Motherfather and Fatherfather XDJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129577466143727945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-71235289540455203542008-06-22T12:34:00.000-07:002008-06-22T12:34:00.000-07:00I call my granmother: Mamay and i call my grandpa:...I call my granmother: Mamay and i call my grandpa: Papay... and Im 18 years old LoL!!! Hugs! U need Ur own show man! like a sitcom or sum... keep up the good work!!! and come visit Ecuador someday!lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719151995591212275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-52375560327591569432008-06-03T07:59:00.000-07:002008-06-03T07:59:00.000-07:00In my family the nickname went to my grandmother, ...In my family the nickname went to my grandmother, who's called Adelaide. It seems we just couldn't get it right so she got a nickname and never got her name back: even her friends call her Lai-Lai, the name we made up.Sónia Balacóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845092071814031032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-54010350143752525712008-05-30T12:04:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:04:00.000-07:00Cool. I started off calling my maternal grandparen...Cool. I started off calling my maternal grandparents Papá Chepe and Mamá Toni, but somewhere along the line I dropped the Papá and just started calling him Chepe. I was never chastised for being informal or anything. The paternal grandparents were called Grandma and Grandpa.cindyluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153325833848911874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-54897170382837211632008-05-29T14:00:00.000-07:002008-05-29T14:00:00.000-07:00My boys call my dad "Bop". I don't know why, but ...My boys call my dad "Bop". I don't know why, but I think it is the cutest thing ever!<BR/><BR/>My dad loves Balance Bar energy bars & my boys like them now too. So myy 2 year old got confused the other day & called him "Bar" instead of Bop, LOL! I guess he was hungry.... :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336673744257054782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-55927232257660872612008-05-26T21:30:00.000-07:002008-05-26T21:30:00.000-07:00We are going to become grandparents in the next fe...We are going to become grandparents in the next few hours and were looking for good names for ourselves. I was SHOCKED to see there was another Munga out there! My Munga was named by my brother who had a speech impediment as it was the best he could do. From the moment he said Munga this very proper, very elegant, very inteligent British matriach became only Munga to all until she passed just days before her 100th birthday. I can't wait to tell my brothers! I would love to hear more about other Mungas!Skye's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690150687185785111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-75550274863152937122008-05-23T13:52:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:52:00.000-07:00My cousins call their grandfather "Sparky". I thi...My cousins call their grandfather "Sparky". I think it started out as a joke (b/c he thought he was too young to be "Grandpa") - but it stuck!<BR/><BR/>One day, my little 4-year-old cousin, saying goodbye to Granny and Sparky, called out, "Bye Granny! Bye Sparkle!" Hilarious.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259190334785337865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-29438250484677262852008-05-23T01:14:00.000-07:002008-05-23T01:14:00.000-07:00Jorge, I just saw your interview on Jimmy Kimmel a...Jorge, I just saw your interview on Jimmy Kimmel and I thought you were cool in person and funny too.. I really enjoyed the interview and was glad to see you doing well.. Wish u all the best. ( I know that's lame, but I mean it)<BR/>Also, its cool to see u have this blogklueless kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145236718990682682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-20053102487309274352008-05-21T10:59:00.000-07:002008-05-21T10:59:00.000-07:00I had a grandmother I used to call 'Mama Bird' & s...I had a grandmother I used to call 'Mama Bird' & she called me 'Baby Bird'. My maternal grandparents are called Oma & Opa (dutch) & my daughter calls my mom Nanny.Daisysmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593368727490619493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-26188361747241204872008-05-20T09:50:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:50:00.000-07:00Dad's Side: Grammie and PapaMom's Side: Mammo and ...Dad's Side: Grammie and Papa<BR/>Mom's Side: Mammo and PappoRalph-https://www.blogger.com/profile/10850382858667447917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-27122124886351467432008-05-19T11:53:00.000-07:002008-05-19T11:53:00.000-07:00Ah, naming your grandparents via Ethnic Origins. M...Ah, naming your grandparents via Ethnic Origins. My half-British/Eastern European half-Dutch, all Jewish heritage gives me:<BR/><BR/>Bubbie and Zayde (Yiddish, mom's side)<BR/>Oma and Opa (Dutch, dad's side)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074875461061175956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-29364708696504716162008-05-19T10:45:00.000-07:002008-05-19T10:45:00.000-07:00My children nicknamed my mother-in-law "Gummy" whe...My children nicknamed my mother-in-law "Gummy" when they were young and she's still "Gummy" to this day. I'm not sure why. She has all her teeth and they were able to call their other grandmother "Grandma" just fine.justkennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778350797763349298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-24094842385379168112008-05-19T09:51:00.000-07:002008-05-19T09:51:00.000-07:00in italy we call our grandparents "nonna" (f) and ...in italy we call our grandparents "nonna" (f) and "nonno" (m) ...and...stop! <BR/>no nicknames!!! ^_^'mambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176811690780552156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-6039773229836230592008-05-19T08:41:00.000-07:002008-05-19T08:41:00.000-07:00My kids named my parents 2 totally different thing...My kids named my parents 2 totally different things. My daughter calls them "Mugga" and "Grammy". My son calls them "Dad-Dad" and "MeeMaw". I love the "Abuela and 20". Too Funny.chefmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025305215269562394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-9450739440768925822008-05-19T02:12:00.000-07:002008-05-19T02:12:00.000-07:00My grandfather was called "Gigi Baba" which for fo...My grandfather was called "Gigi Baba" which for for some reason I started calling him when I was three - it got shortened to "Gig" and that will be going on his gravestone. He died 2 months ago today.The Shapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313393139551162257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-1888779926585627412008-05-18T20:49:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:49:00.000-07:00Duh... Just realized you specified "grandpa" nick...Duh... Just realized you specified "grandpa" nicknames, not "grandparent" nicknames. Well... Munga is still pretty funny. I suppose you could pretend I called my grandpa "Mungo".My name is Jodie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827457704953535960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709135205683579877.post-25122913982770278652008-05-18T20:47:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:47:00.000-07:00I've been gone and haven't been able to look at yo...I've been gone and haven't been able to look at your blog in a week, so you probably won't see this, but I felt compelled to reply.<BR/><BR/>I lost my grandma last year, but to me she was always "Munga". I don't know why - I called her that from the time I could speak. Munga was the best grandma ever. :)<BR/><BR/>Fun thread idea, btw.My name is Jodie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827457704953535960noreply@blogger.com