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From: "Marvin C Nebgen" <>
Subject: Re: [G-T] Names of Grandparents Little off of Genealogy subject!
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 21:21:14 -0600
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Phyllis, you asked this same question on July 4, 2001, shortly after the
birth of our first grandchild. Here is a repeat of the message I sent then;
perhaps it didn't get to you. Marvin C. Nebgen

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Marlene and I just became grandparents for the first time on Friday, Jun 29.
Only a few weeks ago, a tour group from German was here. We belong to the
Fredericksburg-Montebaur Sistersister Club and we usually host a dinner
social for them. We both speak fluent German and always enjoy these events.
Naturally, the impending birth of our grandchild came up and a German couple
responded, in German, that it was good that we were to become an "Opa and
Oma". We asked whether that was the common term in German and they said
that it was. Our children called our parents "Oma and Opa" but we thought
that it might just be a colloquialism in these parts. I had never looked
before, but my Random House German Dictionary shows this: Oma , -s, n.f.
granny, grandma - Opa, -s, n.m. grandpa. In the event that you are not
familiar with the German language, the n.f. and n.m. signifies that these
are a noun, feminine gender and noun, masculine gender, respectively.
There are also neuter gender nouns. Hence, I am "Der Opa" and my wife is
"Die Oma" of "Das Enkelkind"; grandchild is neuter gender. So much for the
language lesson, it gets even more complex when one gets in the formal terms
for grandfather, grandmother, grandparents, etc.

We have requested that our grandson call us "Opa and Oma".

MARVIN C NEBGEN
FREDERICKSBURG, GILLESPIE CO, TX
Researching: NEBGEN METZGER JENSCHKE KUNZ
FRITZ MEURER HAGEL KOENIG

----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: [GER-TEX] What are some GERMAN grandparent names.

> Am about to be a new grandmother (1st time) and need some clarification on
> German names for grandparents. My husband is German, I have German
> ancestors. But I need to know what are some of the names. Oma and Opa,
>Meme and? but I know there are others out there.
> But I know so many on this list could give me some new ones. I have to
> decide what we will be call, instead of the usual grandma and grandpa.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Phyllis C. Rummel
> Photographer
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----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 6:48 PM
Subject: [G-T] Names of Grandparents Little off of Genealogy subject!


> Need a little help here. Need help from German descendants.
>
> My son and his wife are having twin girls. What are some of the names
that
> Germans use for grand parents? My husband is of German descendent. I am
not,
> and his have all passed on. So I was wondering.
>
> My son suggests calling his Dad "Gramps" but not sure he would like that.
> There will be 4 grandparents and then 2 step grandparents. The step
already
> said he wants to be called Grandpa. But there are two grandfathers. But
for
> now only two of us Grandmothers. So what is a good one for me?
>
> Phyllis C. Rummel
> Photographer
> Family Historian
> Emergency Care Attendant (ECA)
> Hearings Administrative Technician (HAT)
> Dripping Springs, Texas


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