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 [ syll. ne-na, nen-a ] The girl name Nena is pronounced NahNah KEY. Nena is of African-Mende and Italian origin, and it is predominantly used in the English and German languages. From African-Mende and Italian roots, its meaning is 'very young, a black-seeded plant with hard fruit' - in this context, Nena is usually used in the English language. Nena is a variation of the English, Hungarian, Catalan, Czech, French, Hebrew, Indian, Russian, Slavic, Spanish, Polish, German, and Italian Nina in the English and German languages. Nena is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1954 with 0.005% of baby girls being given the name Nena. It ranked at #949 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency, and is used only on a very light scale today. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly linked to Nena, the English, Hungarian, Catalan, Czech, French, Hebrew, Indian, Russian, Slavic, Spanish, Polish, German, and Italian Nina was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Nena include the English Nenah, the Hebrew Naama, the Arabic Naima, the English Naimi, the Arabic Najwa, the Japanese Nami, the English, Spanish, and Japanese Nana, the Greek and Hawaiian Nani, the English and Scandinavian Nanna, the English Nanney, the German Nanni, the English Nanny, the English Naoma, the English Naomy, the Yoruban Nayo, the Yoruban Neema, the English Neena, the English Neenah, the Indian Neha, and the name Nemy. KEY: approx pronunciation for Nena: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
