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Creative Names for an Aunt
Asked by T.L. from Orlando
on March 11, 2008
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Can anyone suggest any cute/creative names for an Aunt? Thanks!
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- Hi T., I would suggest looking up Aunt in several different languages...maybe of your own heritage...good luck & God Bless!
- My daughter always called her aunts, Auntie when she was little.
- My kids had difficulty saying Aunt Jamie and so they call her A.J. So if it was Aunt Pam, it would be A.P. etc. Kind of weird but it worked for us.
Names for Grandma and Grandpa
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on March 26, 2008
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I have just found out that my oldest daughter is going to have a baby, so I will be a grandmother. I am only 39. Any ideas on other names besides Grandma and Grandpa...
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- My friend's mother-in-law didn't want to be called Grandma and has taught her grandkids to call her "Lovey". And another friend's mother-in-law is called "Kee kee". ...
- We have grands and great-grands still alive as well as step-grands so we had to get creative :) We have: Nana - my mom Papa - my dad Grammy - DH mom Don - DH st...
- My mother-in-law is Nona (spanish). I used to babysit for a couple that had an Oma and Opa (they were German and "O" means grand). My parents are "Gramma" and "Gramp...
I Have Been Getting a Lot of Negative Responces to Our Ideas 4 Baby Names :(
Asked by K.R. from Seattle
on May 28, 2011
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We REALLY like the name Rain & have been trying to incorporate it into our daughters name we tossed around variations of Rainy such as Rainy Sky & Rainy Days an...
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- Oh gosh, PERSONALLY, I am a big fan of understated/layered names. For example, instead of "Defender" as the first name, I'd choose Alexander (defender of the peopl...
- I like Chrisitina N.'s reply. This is your baby and your business what her name ends up being. The first person we told our daughter's name to wrinkled her nose, and...
- I just have to say that everyone will have an opinion on what you should/shouldn't name your baby. Its up to you completely. Whatever you decide, don't tell anyone til...
Another Name for Grandma!!!
Asked by A.G. from New York
on September 26, 2009
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hey mamas! looking for suggestions on other names for grandma so it's easier to differentiate!! We have grandpa and poppy, so they are different, but it's been grandma...
Seeking Advice and Words of Wisdom-- Naming the Baby Is Making Me So Sad!
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on July 3, 2009
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Im pregnant with my 2nd...
My son was named after my husband's grandfather as he was a very special important to him. He had a simple and classic name-- JACK. Our J...
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- Here's a list of H names: http://www.thinkbabynames.com/list/1/H I like "Heath" :) Why not take the meaning of the name Helen (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/mean...
- I LOVE the name Henry! Good Luck!
- I like Henry! But think outside the box, too. If you want the name to represent your Grandmother, find something or a place that reminds you of your Grandmother. What ...
What Should Kids Call Biological Grandmother They've Never Met?
Asked by V.P. from Dallas
on May 30, 2009
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My husband was raised by his father and stepmother (who he actually considers his mom, and legally adopted him years ago). My husband has had very little contact with...
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- I disliked my un-involved former MIL. When she did decide to get involved with my kids, we just called her Grandma Shirley. I didn't think she deserved the noble title...
- why not just grandma darlene? i called both my grandmas by their title and name (like you would aunt __ or uncle __ ).
- I would suggest just going with Grandma Darlene or Grandma D. We do this with my mother and MIL. We explain it to our 3 yr old as Mommy's Ma or Daddy's Ma but when e...
New Grandma Needs a Name
Asked by M.A. from Houston
on October 25, 2009
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I'm going to be a grandma for the first time and have no idea what my "grandma name" should be. The other grandma is already Nana, and two great-grandmas are Granny a...
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- In my house both grandmas are MEME followed by the name... Meme Josiane and Meme Margarita. At my sister's they are Tita...Tita Margarita and Tita Lucero. I used...
- Of course you can see my name for my grandchildren is N.. My mother was N. and when she was living she was N. 1 and I was N. 2. My friends name is Gene and they call h...
- We called all our grandparents Mamaw and Papaw and we would add their last name if we were talking about a specific one. So we taught my neice to call my dad Papaw to...
What to Call a Grandmother
Asked by L.K. from Washington DC
on March 15, 2008
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This sounds very silly but my husband and I are having a very hard time coming up with a name for our daughter to call my mother-in-law. The problem is she doesn't wan...
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- Sometimes a modified form of the grandmother's first name can work. I know a grandmother named Audrey whose grandkids call her "Audie" and I had an aunt Elaine that w...
- My friend's grandmother is Mimi. My grandmother was "belle-mere" for fun (literally: beautiful mother), and my great grandmother was called Nayna - a very special nam...
- Let them figure it out between themselves. Your daughter will come up with something all by herself, in her own time, and your mother-in-law will adore it. :-)
"Christmas" / Holiday Party
Asked by E.W. from Houston
on December 2, 2008
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Hi Moms - I'm hoping you can help me. Another mother and I are in charge of "doing something" for our kindergartners' class at a public elementary school. One of my ...
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- I know that "political correctness" is very unpopular in these cases, but I think that you should keep things as "non-denominational" as possible. I'm totally not PC,...
- I, too, was in charge for my son's Christmas party at school. I took unfrosted cupcakes and set up a table where the children could frost and decorate the cupcake the...
- the kid will just want to "do " something fun - like playing games - with a christmas theme. Adapt any game the kids are familiar with to a christmas theme. For exam...
Help Me Build a Library! (Book List, No Carpentry Needed) :P
Asked by A.C. from Savannah
on November 22, 2010
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Hey moms! My husband and I have dreamed of having a nice library and reading area FOREVER---before we even met each other! And it's so important to us that our sons de...
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- It looks like, from your profile, that your kids are still really young. I would go with some Dr. Suess books for them. You can buy the big books that have 5 or 6 diff...
- I could sit here all day, turning out book ideas, but then the house will have to clean itself.....LOL! Here are some of my favorites, as well as my kids'. Harry P...
- Well, you've already received a ton of great suggestions, but I'll add a few of my favorites as well. As a child, I loved Heidi and Little Women, the James Herriott s...
