How to Choose a Grandparent Nickname: Utah’s Best Choices

Funniest Names Chosen to Honor Grandparents 

A question was asked on Reddit about the weirdest grandparent nicknames ever heard. There are some doozies. One respondent noted how it can be dangerous when the grandkids come as whatever comes out of their mouth can become your new nick name. 

MizzGee says “My favorite was an uncle who was christened 'Crappa', because his grandson couldn’t pronounce grandpa, so he was called Crap for years.” I do not want to have a nickname related to the toilet. 

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TheNobleMoth said her older sister said ‘Ging-Ging’ instead of grandma and it eventually turned into ‘Kinky’. I wouldn’t want to wander around in public with a little kid calling me that name, much less when she grows older. 

Upbeat-Ad-5678 called their grandparent “The Prune”. That seems disrespectful. 

What Do You Prefer When It Comes to Grandparent Nicknames? 

Are you more traditional and stick with Grandma and Grandpa or do you like a unique nickname? This may be how you want to refer to your own grandparents or what you decide when you have grandkids. 

Preply says people in Utah go with Nana and Papa most often if they don’t go with the traditional. They also have a list of the top 6 trendy names used throughout the country.  

Popular trendy nicknames for “grandmother” 

1. Gigi

2. Nana

3. Mimi

4. Gran

5. Bibi

6. Momo

Popular trendy nicknames for “grandfather” 

1. Poppy

2. Pops

3. Papi

5. Grandude

6. Papa

I’ll take any of those options over being called ‘Kinky’.