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https://www.verywellfamily.com/ethnic-names-for-grandmothers-1695525Oh and the baby will be here soon. Still haven't figured out what I want to be called yet. Definitely don't want to be called Grandma.
Popular Ethnic Names for Grandmothers
These names are among those most frequently chosen just because they sound good and are easy to say and spell.
Filipino: Lola is the most popular grandmother name. Other names used by Filipinos include inang and its variations indang, nanang, ingkong and nanay.
- French: Popular choices are Grand-mère or Grandmere, but Grand-maman is also used occasionally, along with Gra-mere, Mémé, and Mamé.
- French Canadian: Mémé and Mamie are most often used by French Canadians.
- German: Oma is one of the most popular ethnic names for grandmother and is often used by grandmothers with no German heritage.
- Greek: Maybe because it just sounds joyful, the Greek YaYa is a popular grandmother nickname. It's sometimes hyphenated and sometimes rendered as YiaYia.
- Hawaiian: Tutu is often used for grandparents of both genders, although technically grandmothers are Tutu Wahine and grandfathers are Tutu Kane.
- Italian: Nonna is a popular grandmother's name, possibly because it is close to Nana and other familiar grandmother nicknames.