Things are a little mom-heavy right now, but I encourage parents (and grandparents) of all genders to participate! Results are public, but are anonymous unless you choose to share your personal name(s). If you haven’t yet submitted a response, I invite you to do so through the form below. One person even took inspiration from Les Mis.īelow is a selection of the many wonderful stories people have shared, loosely organized by some themes that emerged (my bold). I also encourage you to browse the full results spreadsheet here. Nonbinary parent names include “Maddy,” “Adi,” “Poppy,” and “Nibi.”ĭonors are referred to by name, as “Donor,” “Uncle,” or by various nicknames, including “Batman,” “Popeye,” “The cowboy from Wyoming,” and “Spunkle” (“Special Uncle”). For the dads, we’ve got “Dad,” “Daddy,” and “Papa,” as well as “Dadda,” “Papi,” “Pabbi,” and more. We’ve got lots of “Mommy” and “Mama,” but also “Anya,” “Mayma,” “Baba,” “Big Mommy” and “Little Mommy”, “Cita,” “Eema,” “Lala,” “Maddy,””Maman,” “Manna,” “MaPa,” “Mim,” “Mutti,” “Ommi,” “Meemoe,” “Foofie,” “Mami,” “Momo,” “Momily,” “Mombo,” “Mop” (for “My Other Parent,”) and more. I first asked the titular question back in 2011, and more than 300 of you have responded over the years, along with lots of stories about how your parental names came to be-so here’s an updated summary of the LGBTQ Parental Names Project (and a chance to add your own names and story)!
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