IT’S MOTHER’S DAY this Sunday.

A survey commissioned by Beko, ran by iReach, this week showed a wide range of variations for what Irish people call their mothers.

It found one third of adults call their mother ‘Mam’ when they’re speaking to her. 23% prefer ‘Mum’, 12% say ‘Mom’ and a further 12% use ‘Mammy’.

Ahead of Sunday, we want to know… What do you call your mother?

Poll Results:

Mam (6070)

Mum (3259)

Mammy (1692)

Ma (1589)

Mom (1477)

Something else (841)

Their actual name (694)

Mam
Mum
Mom
Mammy
Ma
Their actual name
Something else

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Poll: What do you call your mother?

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