I need something that's not overly familiar and lovely/ silly sounding but also not as cold as "Grandfather".
I was using Gran, but that tends to be reserved for grandmothers
Thanks.
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| Kagoma_Kage | Terms to refer to your Grandfather? |
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Nov 29, 2008 - 23 09
I always referred to my grandfather as Grandpa or Gramps.
I've also heard Pops used.
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Nov 29, 2008 - 23 12
I'm Jewish and call my grandfather 'Zada'. Grampa is also cute.
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Nov 29, 2008 - 23 19
Grandpapa is the best I can think of. I had a grandfather my family referred to as "Papa", though that's usually used for fathers rather than grandfathers.
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Nov 30, 2008 - 00 12
My one grandfather was Pop-Pop; we reserve "pops" for dad. My other was Dede (Russian). Opa works if your character is of Germanish descent. Gramps?
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Nov 30, 2008 - 00 13
You could try Grandpappy or just plain Pappy. The Germans call grandfathers "Opa" if you want to use a non-English word in your story.
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Nov 30, 2008 - 00 19
I absolutely adored my Grandfather.
He was always referred to as Pa Pa or as we got older, Pa (pronounciatian is like par as in under of over par in golf).
Together my grandparents were always called Nana and Pa
Hope this helps!
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Nov 30, 2008 - 01 30
I called mine Da; I couldn't manage 'Grandad'.
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Nov 30, 2008 - 02 32
When growing up, my grandfather was "Papa", and my great-grandfather was "Grampa".
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Nov 30, 2008 - 09 56
Hm...all I can think of is Papa and Papie.
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Nov 30, 2008 - 10 11
My nieces call my dad Pop-Pop. (But I think he spells it "Popop" or "Pa-pop" when he signs cards.) Sometimes it's just shortened to Pop or Pops. Sometimes it gets lengthened to Mr. Popper. :p
Their other grandfather is called Nonno - Italian for Grandfather.
(My grandfathers died before I was born, so I don't have any personal suggestions.)
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Nov 30, 2008 - 16 35
I have known four grandfathers, two I call Granddad, one is Poppy, and one was LePop
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I called my grandfather, Doodie
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Dec 1, 2008 - 18 36
My grandfathers were both given names by us grandkids since we couldn't pronounced "Grandpa" very well -- they became "Boppa" and "Rampa."
I'm quite a fan of "Papa {first or last name}" for grandparents. I think it's got a very sweet, affectionate sound to it.
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Dec 1, 2008 - 23 28
In Greek (my husband is Greek-Cypriot), a grandfather is "Bapou" (pronounced "bah-poo"). I always called my paternal grandfather "Grandpa" and my maternal grandfather "Grandad", although I know my cousins called my paternal grandfather "gramps".
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Dec 2, 2008 - 06 56
One that I've always used for my dad's father is Papaw Donald (his first name). "Papaw" and "Mamaw" tend to be very Southern (I'm from NC), though. When my nephew was born, we started calling my dad "Papaw Pete", as "Pete" is his nickname and we already had a Papaw Donald.
Also, using something simple like "Grandpa" with either a first name or a last. Grandpa Jones, Grandpa Joe, Grandpa Smith, Grandpa Bob...you get the idea.
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