Now that I'm a grandmother I've been thinking more about being one. Honestly, it hadn't occurred to me before this – my daughter becoming a mom took precedence over all of my thinking.
In the few weeks before new baby Violet's birth, and during the several that have followed, I've been asked what she will call me – hmm, more uncharted territory. Does one pick a name, or is it chosen for her. My google search yielded:
Modern names for grandmothers include Ama, GoGo, Gigi and Mimi. Grandmothers choose modern names to symbolize that they are young and cool, and avoid traditional names such as Granny and Grandma. They choose unique names to distinguish themselves from other grandmothers.
And being young and cool... one of my pals has started calling me Gigi. I find this hysterical.
From postcard correspondence I see that Marlene's grandmother was Nana. My own was Nanny. I don't know how either name came to be and Mum's gone now so I can't ask. (Regrettably, this happens a lot. I thought I knew it all.)
Mum was a Nanny too, that got shortened to Nan later on by her then adult granddaughter.
So for now, I guess I'll be a Nanny or Nana or Nan, until Violet decides. I'm sure she'll pick one that rings just right.
