Nana
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
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==== Pronunciation ====
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈnænə/
Rhymes: -ænə
==== Proper noun ====
Nana
(endearing) One's grandmother.
(informal, originally British) A governess.
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Proper noun ====
Nana
A female given name from Japanese.
=== Anagrams ===
A.A.N.N., Anna, anan, anna, naan
== Cebuano ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Na-na
Na-Na
=== Etymology ===
A diminutive of Ana. From baby talk.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: Na‧na
=== Noun ===
Nana
a diminutive of the female given names Ana or Belina
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
Baby talk form of several names containing the letters a and n (Anne, Johanne, etc). In some cases from Émile Zola's novel Nana (1880). Compare also Nanna.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈnana]
=== Proper noun ===
Nana (c)
a female given name
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Baby talk form of several names containing the letters a and n (Anna, Johanna, etc). In some cases from Émile Zola's novel Nana (1880).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈnɑnɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
Syllabification(key): Na‧na
Hyphenation(key): Na‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Nana
a female given name
==== Declension ====
==== Statistics ====
Nana is the 645th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 417 female individuals (and as a middle name to 67 more), and also belongs to 11 male individuals (and as a middle name to 30 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
=== Anagrams ===
Anna, anna, naan
== Japanese ==
=== Romanization ===
Nana
Rōmaji transcription of なな
== Sranan Tongo ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nana/, [na̠na̠], [nɑ̟nɑ̟]
=== Proper noun ===
Nana
apheretic form of Anana (“supreme being”)