Nana

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnænə/
• Rhymes: -ænə

Nana

1. (endearing) One's grandmother.
2. (informal, originally British) A governess.

Nana

1. A female given name from Japanese

• A.A.N.N., Anna, anan, anna, naan

• Na-na
• Na-Na

A diminutive of Ana. From baby talk.

• Hyphenation: Na‧na

Nana

1. a diminutive of the female given names Ana or Belina

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.

• IPA^(key): [ˈnana]

Nana (c)

1. a female given name

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).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑnɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Na‧na

Nana

1. a female given name

• Nana is the 639^th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 409 female individuals (and as a middle name to 59 more), and also belongs to 10 male individuals (and as a middle name to 27 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• Anna, anna, naan

Nana

1. Rōmaji transcription of なな