Grandparent Names

Grandparent names often reflect a family’s history or heritage. Below are some of the names for grandparents I’ve come across helping families preserve their stories.

Do you know the names your grandparent’s used for their grandparents? Post them in the comment section below for others to see!

Granny & Grandad – British
Nonna & Nonno – Italian
Oma & Opa – German
Maimeó & Daideó – Ireland
Abuela & Abuelo – Spanish
Nana and Nani – India (Maternal Grandparents)
Dada and Dadi – India (Paternal Grandparents)
Baba & Gigi – Ukrainian
Babcia/Busia & Dziadek – Polish
Mormor & Morfar – Swedish (Maternal Grandparents)
Farfar and Farmor – Swedish (Paternal Grandparents)
Babushka & Dedushka – Russian
Savta & Saba – Hebrew
Bubbie & Zadie – Yiddish
Grand-mere and Grand-pere – French
Memere & Pepere – French Cajun
Geema & Geepa – Flemish
Bomma & Bonpa – Flemish
Pepee or Petje – Flanders
Pake and Beppe – Friesland
Amma & Afi – Iceland
Yaya & Pappoús – Greek
Lao Lao or Wài pó & Lao Ye or Wài Gōng – Chinese (Maternal Grandparents)
Nǎi Nǎi & Yé Yé or Zu Fu – Chinese (Paternal Grandparents)
Oma & Opa – Dutch
Lola & Lolo – Filipino
Ouma & Oupa – South African

For questions to ask your parent or grandparent to learn more about their life story and family history, visit my post: ’25 Legacy Questions’.

For tips on interviewing a Grandparent, visit my post: ‘Interviewing a Grandparent”.

Or let us do the work for you! (See below)

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