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Burning question: what do you call your granny?

Nana? Granny? Nanny? None of the above?

WE ALL LOVE our grannies.

Sure, they make a lovely apple tart and sometimes they slip you a fiver.

What’s not to love?

Granny gave me a new fiver note 👌 pic.twitter.com/8ZyJIbiaoc
— Paddy Owens (@PaddyOwens2) May 11, 2013

Paddy Owens / Twitter

Full Irish Breakfast Roll for breakfast ! Ah love me nanny !! x
— shannon (@IREnjhcharm) April 11, 2015

Shannon Fitzgerald / Twitter

But what do you call your grandmother?

Currently discussing the difference between a nan and a gran
— Stephen with a v (@steveohrourke) April 9, 2015

Steve O'Rourke / Twitter

Some Irish people are #TeamGranny.

So my granny has decided she needs a 4th dog in the house 🙈😁 #puppylove picture later :)
— Dean Gibbons (@DeanoG1234) April 7, 2015

Dean gibbons / Twitter

While others are more partial to #TeamNana

Nana Tras is on @dailyedge and for an excellent reason. She'll be out to get them for calling her 'granny' though. https://t.co/UB4uZoM9rk
— Ben Blake (@benjmnblake) April 9, 2015

Ben Blake / Twitter

So, what do you call your grandmother?

Poll Results:

Granny (1242)

Nana (949)

Depends on which granny it is e.g. one is Nana and the other is Granny (608)

Nanny (604)

Nan (201)

Gran (174)

By her first name (128)

Granny
Nanny
Nana
Nan
Gran
By her first name
Depends on which granny it is e.g. one is Nana and the other is Granny

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Burning question: what do you call your granny?

Poll Results:

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