Nana

== English == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== 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. === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάνα (Nána). ==== Proper noun ==== Nana (Greek mythology) A demigoddess, the daughter of Sangarius and mother of Attis. === Etymology 4 === Apparently ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒈾𒈾𒀀 (na-na-a) (where the first symbol, 𒀭, is a determinative meaning goddess and has no reading). ==== Proper noun ==== Nana (mythology) An ancient goddess of Eastern Iran, standing at the top of many worshipping cultures' pantheons. === Etymology 5 === Not certain whether directly derived from Armenian Նանե (Nane), or by association with the ancient Iranian goddess of the same name. ==== Proper noun ==== Nana (mythology) Alternative form of Nane (“Armenian mother-goddess and equivalent of Athena”). === 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”)