Nanna

== English == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain, probably from Old Norse Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”); or possibly from an Old Norse baby talk word for "mother," as in nanna, nanny. ==== Proper noun ==== Nanna (Norse mythology) A goddess, the wife of Balder. ==== Further reading ==== Nanna (Norse deity) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 (dnanna /⁠Nanna⁠/). ==== Proper noun ==== Nanna The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology. Synonyms: Nanna-Suen, Sin, Suen ==== Further reading ==== Sin (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Italian Nanna. ==== Proper noun ==== Nanna (plural Nannas) A surname from Italian. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Nanna is the 41303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 527 individuals. Nanna is most common among White (88.43%) individuals. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nanna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 648. === Anagrams === Annan, Nan'an, Nan-an == Danish == === Proper noun === Nanna (Norse mythology) Nanna. a female given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”). === Proper noun === Nanna f a female given name (Norse mythology) Nanna ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Nanna: Nannuson daughter of Nanna: Nannudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Swedish Nanna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑnːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ Syllabification(key): Nan‧na Hyphenation(key): Nan‧na === Proper noun === Nanna a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Nanna is the 432nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 939 female individuals (and as a middle name to 184 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == Italian == === Etymology === Probably from a feminine form of Nanni, or directly a diminutive of the personal name Giovanna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnan.na/ Rhymes: -anna Hyphenation: Nàn‧na === Proper noun === Nanna m or f by sense a surname originating as a matronymic === Further reading === Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2026 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”). === Proper noun === Nanna (Norse mythology) Nanna == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Nanne === Etymology === From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”). The given name may also have other origins. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²nanːa/ === Proper noun === Nanna f (Norse mythology) Nanna (Nepsdóttir), the wife of Balder. a female given name from Old Norse === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Nanna”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 256 == Old High German == === Alternative forms === Nana === Etymology === From Old Norse Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from Proto-Germanic *nanþō (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”). === Proper noun === Nanna f a female given name === References === Ernst Förstemann (1856), Altdeutsches Namenbuch (in German), Erste Band: Personennamen, Nordhausen: Verlag von Ferd, Förstemann, →DOI, →OCLC, page 495, column 949 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Nanna c (genitive Nannas) (Norse mythology) Nanna. a female given name === Anagrams === annan