Why do people call grandmas Nan?

The word nan for grandma is a shortening of the word nana. Both of these words probably are child pronunciations of the word nanny. Etymonline describes this word as originating as a child’s word for “female adult other than mother”.

Are Nan and grandma the same?

Is Nan short for Nana?

Nan – Of British origin, Nan is short for Nanny or Nana, all popular alternatives to grandmother. This is a great choice for families with European ties or British family history, and is short and sweet making it easy for little grandchildren to pronounce.

What culture calls their grandmother Nana?

Some families call each set of grandparents a different version to save confusion. Nana ( नाना ) is popular term of respect used in most of the states in northern India.

Is Nan maternal or paternal?

In Bangladesh and many parts of India, maternal grandparents are called Nana and Nani. Similarly, paternal grandparents are called Dada and Dadi. One’s parents’ maternal grandparents are called Par-nani and Par-nana. On similar lines, parents’ paternal grandparents are called Par-dadi and Par-dada.

Can I call my grandma Granny?

There are two names commonly used. “Nanny” (Nan is also common) and “Granny” (Gran). It’s is common for one grandmother to be known as one “Nanny X” and the other to be known as “Granny Y”.

Who is your nan?

Some people refer to their grandmother as their nan. I was brought up by my nan.

What does Nan stand for?

Not a Number
In computing, NaN (/næn/), standing for Not a Number, is a member of a numeric data type that can be interpreted as a value that is undefined or unrepresentable, especially in floating-point arithmetic.

Is Nan your mum’s mum?

It doesn’t mean anything at all to a lot of people. It means whatever the child thinks it means. If the child has two living grandmothers she likely will call one “Nana” and the other “Mormor”, or some such. In actual usage, it probably means whichever grandmother is Italian.

What are nicknames for Grandma?

These names have been used throughout history to refer to grandmothers from all walks of life.

• Gammy, Gamma, or Gams.
• Gram or Grams.
• Gramma.
• Grammy or Grammie.
• Grandma or Grandmaw.
• Grandmama.
• Grandmom.
• Grandmother.