tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post3136481472051701591..comments2023-06-24T09:15:47.150-05:00Comments on Life in the Slow Lane: What's In a Name?KBeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749986838867446338noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-57194013819241602582010-08-18T12:43:16.637-05:002010-08-18T12:43:16.637-05:00Oh Kathy, I loved reading this!Oh Kathy, I loved reading this!Amanda Daniel Reynoldsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-77408139063420907762010-06-28T22:40:24.109-05:002010-06-28T22:40:24.109-05:00First and Foremost you are always welcome at one o...First and Foremost you are always welcome at one of our crazy Atlanta Blogger events....Cheri really did drive in all the way from Bama....she knows where the good times are...and we did have a ball....as for names...we are just plain old grandma and grandpa...the in-laws are Nonna and Nanno...or something like that...Italian for grandparents...we just refer to them as the Nonna's....Baby likes us best!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074713188145597455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-89377460843898914762010-06-28T16:17:54.589-05:002010-06-28T16:17:54.589-05:00Well, as the next-to-youngest on both sides, I did...Well, as the next-to-youngest on both sides, I didn't get to choose ANYTHING. Further complicating things was the fact that the Tarkington cousins had chosen "Grannie" for Mother's mother, while the Jones cousins had chosen "Granny" for Dad's mother. Dad's father was "Grampy" (Jack did it; he couldn't do "Grandpa" so "Grampy" it was). Mother's father had TWO: he was either "Granddaddy" or "Papa Roy" (his name was Roy). All of his kids called him "Papa" (pronounced as it's spelled) till he died. We all kind of alternated between "Granddaddy" and "Papa Roy". His wife/live in, though, was always just "Ethel", her name. <br /><br />When my sister got pregnant, Mother decided she would be "Grammie", because she couldn't stand "Grannie" (she couldn't possibly be a "Grannie"). Dad decided he would fuse the two and be "Grandpapa", and so they were Grammie and Grandpapa.<br /><br />One of the cousins married into a family in which the children (her husband and sibs) called their grandparents "Grandmama'" and "Grandfather". Of course, this is also the family that (still) does Christmas Dinner as a full formal affair; tuxedoes for the gentlemen, evening gowns for ladies, with servants and full social regalia--just for their family. Whatever floats your boat, kiddies....<br /><br />(Speaking of Christmas dinner, nobody in our family likes turkey at all, so we always have Swiss Steak. Put that in your pipe and smoke it...).<br /><br />And now I'm to be a great-uncle, which is as close as I'll ever get to grandparenthood since Nathan and Pam can't have any. I guess, though, I'll just stick with "Uncle Nicky"....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584588658233756298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-60191719759875525222010-06-27T19:38:39.716-05:002010-06-27T19:38:39.716-05:00Amen, definitely one the best things.....
It's...Amen, definitely one the best things.....<br />It's so funny how names just stick...whatever the oldest grandchild names you that is it!<br />My mother was Nanny so that is what I wanted to be (she is no longer living). But somehow she became Nanny-O and that was what everyone called her....<br />I knew those tomatoes would get you craving a good ole Bradley tomato....They had some from Monticello 2 weeks ago but last week they were from Warren. They are very good but don't keep real well...I think the heat has affected them, some have blisters.<br />Still very good though.nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627958113283042574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-38487081037660698722010-06-27T19:28:16.262-05:002010-06-27T19:28:16.262-05:00I love this post and I am happy to know that I hav...I love this post and I am happy to know that I have been pronouncing your "name" correctly all this time....lol!<br /><br />I was a very late in life child, so my grandmother's names were already chosen for me (Nanny and Mama Jones), unfortunately, both of my grandfathers had passed when I was born.<br /><br />My father was called "Paw Jones" and my mother is called "Mama Jones" by all the grandchildren except for my daughter (and now, my son, too) who calls her "Nana". The reason for that is she was a micro-preemie and had serious health problems and delays for YEARS. She never uttered a word until she was four. When her first word came out, it was "banana". Which sounded more like "Baaaahhhhh nanananananaaaaa" She would say "banana" over and over again....we kept trying to give her bananas, but she would just shake her head "No". Finally, my mother came in, and Chelsea started yelling "BANANA!" "BANANA!" and holding her hands up in the air. She wanted my mom! So, I guess technically, my mom isn't "Nana", she's "BAnana" LOL<br /><br />{{{HUGS}}}Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-44565592428090097122010-06-27T13:04:41.336-05:002010-06-27T13:04:41.336-05:00Love hearing about the names you called your grand...Love hearing about the names you called your grandparents and how they came about. My grandkids call me "lala". It is supposed to be "lola" which is grandma in Filipino but my oldest granddaughter could not pronounce it and "lala" was easier for her. So my other duaghter's son just followed her and the baby is too small to say anything. But John's daughter's kids call me "lola". Kerri makes sure they call me the right way but it really does not matter ot me. I think "lala" is cute. I am glad you got to see the basilica inside because I think it is real pretty....Christinexinexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100438341646700750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-36452422851923718272010-06-27T09:14:45.632-05:002010-06-27T09:14:45.632-05:00I agree -- new grandparents will answer to ANYTHIN...I agree -- new grandparents will answer to ANYTHING! We asked to be called Grandmama and Granddaddy, and that's what our two grandchildren call us. My mother asked them to call her G-G, for great-grandmother, and they do. My paternal grandparents were Grandma and Granddaddy, and my maternal grandparents were Momom (mom-mom) and Nandad. I was about the twenty-somethingth grandkid on that side of the family, so just followed along on what all my cousins called them! I think KBeau and LBeau are wonderful names!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979113683683598684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-43750131515807446402010-06-26T21:42:57.968-05:002010-06-26T21:42:57.968-05:00I LOVE KBeau and LBeau - - - both the NAMES and th...I LOVE KBeau and LBeau - - - both the NAMES and the PEOPLE!Keetha Broyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850398844489825600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-83502569119787956142010-06-26T16:48:37.540-05:002010-06-26T16:48:37.540-05:00Come to think of it, that is about what happened i...Come to think of it, that is about what happened in our families. I love the way children make the names they 'hear' for us ...<br /><br />We had a 10 year gap between the kid-lings ... the l0 yr. old was GREEN when he heard the new kid-ling call me the name he called me so we quickly changed from Mini to Mimi for the new kid-ling ... it was so precious. Now the younger kid-lings are moving over to the Mini name ... it has been interesting & fun.<br /><br />Have a lovely summer's eve ~<br />TTFN ~ Hugs, MarydonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697196986038110683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-28537389507873864582010-06-26T15:27:39.795-05:002010-06-26T15:27:39.795-05:00I had a Granny and Poppy and a Grandma and Grandda...I had a Granny and Poppy and a Grandma and Granddaddy. My parents were Grandmom and Grindaddy, my husbands parents were Houchie (don't go there) and Pop. My Husband had a Mamie and Pop and an Aumom and Bo. We're Nana and Poppadaddy.Mid-Atlantic Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04783201134348135008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-86442765207563839752010-06-26T11:26:43.412-05:002010-06-26T11:26:43.412-05:00This is a great topic. I was the only grandchild ...This is a great topic. I was the only grandchild on my father's side. I called my grandparents "Gram" and "Dad." That made for lots of confusing times to others, because Dad was my grandfather and my father was Daddy. I think that "Gram" came about because my father called his grandmother "Gram."<br /><br />The other side had one unusual name and one ordinary one. I had three cousins on that side and the twins were just over four months older I am. I'm not sure who came up with the names, but they were Nana and Fifi (Fie-fie). It was always said that Fifi's name came from the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale ("Fe Fi Fo Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman.") It was sort of funny, those girls had two Nanas and always had to append the last name (Nana Shartel was my grandmother.)Baumbastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08869910919487046534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-400614859427687072010-06-26T11:24:34.785-05:002010-06-26T11:24:34.785-05:00Now this is fun since I will be a grandmother soon...Now this is fun since I will be a grandmother soon!!! And yes, I am just so excited! We always call Jack "Pops" and when I say it he calls me "Mops". So it looks like it might be Pops and Mopsy for us! I just had to add a little something at the end of Mops!!<br />My grandmothers were Mimi and Gomma and my grandfathers were Papa and Doc. Doc owned and operated a country grocery store and was far from being a Doc!! I have no clue where that came from!!Sarah Frostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-55103740669550617132010-06-26T10:44:02.115-05:002010-06-26T10:44:02.115-05:00Kathy_ I love your grandparent names! My Mother w...Kathy_ I love your grandparent names! My Mother was supposed to be GG--for grandmother and the initial of my maiden name. Our oldest turned it into Giggy! My godchildren and all children call me SuSu, but that is not what I want my grandmother name to be. Of course, all we have is grand shih tzu, a grand bassett hound, and a grand springer spaniel...maybe one day :)!!! That precious little Lucy could call me anything she wanted to! Love your grandparent's pictures. BTW--Sip 'n Sees are not big around here, but I'm originally from MS, and I WILL be having one if I ever have anything for them to see :)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747371887761333128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-29512666449957611632010-06-26T09:52:56.426-05:002010-06-26T09:52:56.426-05:00Such a fun post Kathy. It really is funny how mos...Such a fun post Kathy. It really is funny how most grandparents get their names. I picked the name Gigi before my first granddaughter arrived, and she picked it up quickly. The name that came out wrong and stuck was my son's(the first grandbaby's uncle). He tried to get her to say Uncle Matt, and she started calling him "Cat cat". Both of my daughter's children call him "cat cat" now. Have fun with the grands. Your friend's little one is a cutie, and I loved seeing the photos of your grand parents. So glad you linked up to Favorite Things Sat. laurieBargain Decorating with Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582640485560903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460394485823751681.post-79569709963860301552010-06-26T09:12:39.662-05:002010-06-26T09:12:39.662-05:00Well you know that Mom is "Mar Mar", whi...Well you know that Mom is "Mar Mar", which I always thought was a bad choice cause it seems like kids can never pronounce their R's correctly. But Noah has surprised me and easily says "Ma Mar"--he just doesn't say the first R. What's funny is that he refuses to call Dad "Papa D" and simply calls him "D"--even funnier, Josh's dad is "Papa Jim" but since he won't say the Papa part he just calls him by his first name, Jim :) His great-grandfather is simply "Papa" so he won't give anyone but him that titlethe osborneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205014282606538616noreply@blogger.com