Good nickname for a young Grandfather?

[billymach4 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close billymach4]

Guess who is going to be a Grandfather in September.

Excited yes, but don't like to be pictured as an old geezer in a rocking chair since I am still a youngster and I am not ready to retire.

So what is a good nickname for a young hip grandfather. I don't like ("Poppy, Poppa, Gramps, Grandpa, Bubby, etc ")

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Machpa ?

[StressCadet Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close StressCadet]

Congrats! I realize you need some name as a way to introduce yourself to the grandchild...but I'm a fan of allowing nicknames to come from random events and/or conversations...so perhaps the child itself will eventually name you. Tony's name is catchy, though

[Tommyboy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tommyboy]

Congratulations!
I am not Italian but my DW is mostly that so she became Nonna and I became Nonno. Both are easy to pronounce for the kids and the other half are Grandma and Grandpa so the kids do not become confused.

Tom

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

How about Abuelo?

[susieq Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close susieq]

Congrats!! I became a Grandmother at a very early age also ~ 42!! My Grandson actually called DH Papa ~ he heard the "pa" in Grandpa, & just said it twice. It's stuck...............

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Ole Man

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Dude?


Congrats!

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

My grandfather was Pop. I don't know who picked that. When his son (my uncle) became a grandfather he also went by Pop, and my grandfather became Great Pop.

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

My DH is called Pepere by the grandkids....the french word for grandpa.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Congrats!! I became a Grandmother at a very early age also ~ 42!! My Grandson actually called DH Papa ~ he heard the "pa" in Grandpa, & just said it twice. It's stuck...............

My son did almost the same thing...my dad chose Grandpa(that is what we called his dad) but my son shortened it to Popa and it stuck.

My mother chose Gram. Now my GrandPUP calls me Grammy gotta love kids!

So Bill, hmmmmmmm, I am thinking there must be a Greek name....or you could always go with the popular Grumpy.

My DDs mother in law is known as "llama" as in "Is your mama a llama?" So you just never know!

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

nonno

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

Since your a Bill you could go with " Bildo". Congrats on #1 !

[mpizza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mpizza]

Congrats! I realize you need some name as a way to introduce yourself to the grandchild...but I'm a fan of allowing nicknames to come from random events and/or conversations...so perhaps the child itself will eventually name you. Tony's name is catchy, though

One set of grands calls me Grandma Hong Kong as I was on an extended trip when the oldest was learning to talk. We'd facetime and I'd say Grandma's in Hong Kong, and it stuck.

The other set calls me Mema. I was fine with Grandma, but I guess they heard "Maria" and repeated Mema.

Congrats!

Maria

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Baby Grand.