Grandfaither or Guidsir! In 'Scots' rather than Gaidhlig it's also commonly 'Granda' and a Grandmother would be 'Grannie.
-Scottish: In Scottish Gaelic, the word for grandma is “Seanmhair,” which means good mother. But other commonly used Scottish grandmother names include “Nana,” “Nanna,” “Mhamó” and “Mamó.”
-Scottish: In Scottish Gaelic, the word for grandpa is “Seanair,” but other commonly used Scottish grandfather names include “Grandad” and “Grandpa.”
In comparison Granny is the most adored name for Scottish grandmothers with 45% of people in Edinburgh using it and 31% in Glasgow. Less than 10% of Scots use the name Nanny. For grandfathers the most popular name nationwide by far is Grandad (68%) - with over two thirds using this name.
Words for Grandfather
The Irish word for grandfather is seanáthair, literally meaning "old father." Children would not be likely to address a grandfather by this term. They would use instead daideó, approximately pronounced DADJ-yoh, or móraí, which is approximately pronounced MO-ree.
To be sure, many still opt for the traditional Grandma and Grandpa (and their close cousins, Grammy, Gramsie, Nana, or Grampy, Papa, Poppy, Pop Pop, and so on).
Ireland (Gaelic)
While maimeó anddaideó are the words used to address a grandmother or grandfather, there are a few different words for grandparents in Irish. For example, there are máthair chríona, which translates to “wise mother,” and athair críonna which translates to “wise father.”
Few people know that the Irish or Gaelic word for grandmother is seanmháthair ((shan a WAW her), literally meaning "old mother." Alternate spellings include seanmhair, seanmathair and sean mathair.
afi (noun m.) 'grandfather, man'
The Clan is a concept which dates back to the 12th Century. The Scottish clans were originally extended networks of families who had loyalties to a particular chief, but the word 'clan' is derived from the Gaelic 'clann', meaning literally children.
Papa (Scots: Papa; Old Norse: Papey, meaning "the island of the priests") is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland. Papa. Scots name. Papa.
Alteration or clipping of mama. Compare Scots mam, Early Scots mame (“mother”), mamye (“wet nurse”), Saterland Frisian Määme (“mother”), West Frisian mem (“mother”).
In the Norse languages, the word for grandmother changes depending on whether the person is your maternal or paternal grandmother. In Swedish, mormor means, “mother's mother,” and farmor means, “father's mother.” It's the same in Danish, but they have another word for just “grandmother,” which is bedstemor.
The most commonly used Portuguese name for grandmother is avó. Variations are avozinha, vovó or just vo. Both grandmothers and grandfathers are referred to as avo, but the pronunciation is different.
A survey by gurgle.com, a website for new parents, put Nain fourth for grans, and Taid seventh in the male list. But while the survey claims Nain and Taid are unusual, these Welsh words for grandmother and grandfather are used in much of Wales.
France. The lyrical language of France is apparent in the way children refer to their grandparents, “grand-mère” is grandma, and “grand-père” is grandpa. “Mamie” has become a popular modern update for grandmother.
For example, in Bardi the maternal grandmother (on Mother's side) is Garminy whereas the paternal grandmother (on Father's side) is Golli. By the same token the maternal grandfather (on Mother's side) is Nyumi and the paternal grandfather (on Father's side) is Galoonoordoo or Gooloo for short!
nana. / (ˈnɑːnə) / noun. slang a fool.
Most common in England are probably: gran'dad and gramma, grandpa and Grammy, grand papa and grand mama, gramps and gran. In Wales add taid and nain in the north, and tadgu and mamgu in the south.