I'm looking for the correct french-canadian spelling and pronounciation for GRANDMA and GRANDPA. Can anyone help? Thanks, Rick Hanson

Grandma grand-maman Grandpa grand-papa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 8:23 AM Subject: [ILSTANNE] Grandma?? > I'm looking for the correct french-canadian spelling and pronounciation for > GRANDMA and GRANDPA. Can anyone help? > > Thanks, > Rick Hanson > > > ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== > Courtesy is the key to list relationships. Please send thanks ON the list to those who have helped you. Our listers are so smart and generous - it's nice to see them thanked publicly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Grandma would be Memere (Mémère) pronounced MAY-MARE Some used Grand-Maman Grandpa would be Pepere (Pépère) pronounced PAY-PARE Some used Grand-Papa Now I used the familiar names because that's what you used. If you wanted Grandmother it would be "grand-mere" (grand-mère) This is nearly impossible to explain how to pronounce because the French word "grand" has no equivalent English word sound --- the "a" is a unique French sound and the "nd" are silent If you wanted Grandfather it would be "grand-pere" (grand-père). As many Francophones became anglicized, they varied how they called their grand-parents. I've heard grandma said MEE-MARE, MA-MARE, MEE-MEE and MIM. I've heard grandpa said PEE-PARE, PA-PARE, PEE-PEE and PIP. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 7:23 AM Subject: [ILSTANNE] Grandma?? > I'm looking for the correct french-canadian spelling and pronounciation for > GRANDMA and GRANDPA. Can anyone help? > > Thanks, > Rick Hanson ----------clipped to save our database----------------