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Nana - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Nana

[ 2 syll. na-na, nan-a ] The girl name Nana is pronounced as NAENah KEY. Nana is largely used in English, Spanish, and Japanese, and it is derived from Hebrew and Hawaiian origins. From Hebrew and Hawaiian roots, its meaning is spring - in this context, Nana is usually used in the English and Japanese languages.

In addition, Nana is an English and Spanish variant form of the name Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French).

Nana is not popular as a baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly related to Nana, Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French) was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Nana include Nanna (English and Scandinavian), Naama (Hebrew), Naima (Arabic), Naimi (English), Najwa (Arabic), Nami (Japanese), Nani (Greek and Hawaiian), Nanney (English), Nanni (German), Nanny (English), Naoma (English), Naomy (English), Nayo (Yoruban), Neema (Yoruban), Neena (English), Neenah (English), Neha (Indian), Nemy, Nena (English and German), and Nenah (English).

A famous person named Nana is Actress, Nana Visitor, born 26 July 1957, New York, New York.

KEY: Pronunciation for Nana: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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