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 [ 2 syll. nan-na, na-nna ] The girl name Nanna is pronounced NAENah KEY. Nanna is of Hebrew and Old Norse origin, and it is predominantly used in the English and Scandinavian languages. Hebrew and Old Norse origin, Scandinavian use: Derived from the element nanp meaning 'daring, brave'. The name was borne in Norse mythology by a goddess and the wife of Baldr; she died of grief after her husband was killed. In addition, Nanna is a variant form of Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French) in the English language. See also the related form, Nanne (Scandinavian). Nanna is an infrequently used baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly linked to Nanna, Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French) was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Nanna include Nana (English, Spanish, and Japanese), 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). KEY: Pronunciation for Nanna: 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)"   |
