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28th Oct 2017

Big Mama? Bumpy? The top nicknames for grandparents

Kids seem to make up their own, according to this survey.

Katie Mythen-Lynch

A poll of more than 3,000 parents has revealed the most popular nicknames children use for their grandparents.

More than half of the families surveyed by Babycentre chose the traditional Grandma and Grandpa, followed by Nana and Papa. Grammy, Granny, Granddad, and Gramps came in third.

More creative choices included Big Mama, Lala, Gangie and… er… Zippy for grandmothers and Bebop, Fafa, Bumpy and (our favourite) Yubba for grandfathers.

Here’s the full list in order of popularity: 

Popular grandmother names

Grandma

Nana

Grammy

Granny

Mimi

Gram

Nanny

Oma

Mamaw

Gran

Popular grandfather names

Grandpa

Papa

Granddad

Gramps

Pop-Pop

Poppy

Papaw

Pop

Opa

Pappy

Do your kids have an unusual nickname for their grandparents? Let us know what it is on Twitter @HerFamilydotie.