Nana
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnænə/
- Rhymes: -ænə
Proper noun edit
Nana
- (endearing) One's grandmother.
- (informal, originally British) A governess.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Nana
- A female given name from Japanese
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A diminutive of Ana. From baby talk.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: na‧na
Noun edit
Nana
- a diminutive of the female given names Ana or Belina
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Nana (c)
- a female given name
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Nana
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Nana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Nana | Nanat | ||
genitive | Nanan | Nanojen | ||
partitive | Nanaa | Nanoja | ||
illative | Nanaan | Nanoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Nana | Nanat | ||
accusative | nom. | Nana | Nanat | |
gen. | Nanan | |||
genitive | Nanan | Nanojen Nanainrare | ||
partitive | Nanaa | Nanoja | ||
inessive | Nanassa | Nanoissa | ||
elative | Nanasta | Nanoista | ||
illative | Nanaan | Nanoihin | ||
adessive | Nanalla | Nanoilla | ||
ablative | Nanalta | Nanoilta | ||
allative | Nanalle | Nanoille | ||
essive | Nanana | Nanoina | ||
translative | Nanaksi | Nanoiksi | ||
abessive | Nanatta | Nanoitta | ||
instructive | — | Nanoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Nana is the 639th (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.
Anagrams edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
Nana