Nanna
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Uncertain, possibly from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave,daring”), from *ninþaną (“to dare”); or from an Old Norse baby talk word for "mother," as in nanna, nanny.
Proper noun edit
Nanna
Further reading edit
- Nanna (Norse deity) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 (dnanna /Nannar/).
Proper noun edit
Nanna
- The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.
- Synonyms: Nanna-Suen, Sin, Suen
Further reading edit
- Sin (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Nanna (plural Nannas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nanna is the 41303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 527 individuals. Nanna is most common among White (88.43%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nanna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 648.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Nanna
- (Norse mythology) Nanna.
- a female given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).
Proper noun edit
Nanna f
- a female given name
- (Norse mythology) Nanna
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Nanna: Nannuson
- daughter of Nanna: Nannudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Nanna |
Accusative | Nannu |
Dative | Nannu |
Genitive | Nannu |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Nanna
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Nanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Nanna | Nannat | ||
genitive | Nannan | Nannojen | ||
partitive | Nannaa | Nannoja | ||
illative | Nannaan | Nannoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Nanna | Nannat | ||
accusative | nom. | Nanna | Nannat | |
gen. | Nannan | |||
genitive | Nannan | Nannojen Nannainrare | ||
partitive | Nannaa | Nannoja | ||
inessive | Nannassa | Nannoissa | ||
elative | Nannasta | Nannoista | ||
illative | Nannaan | Nannoihin | ||
adessive | Nannalla | Nannoilla | ||
ablative | Nannalta | Nannoilta | ||
allative | Nannalle | Nannoille | ||
essive | Nannana | Nannoina | ||
translative | Nannaksi | Nannoiksi | ||
abessive | Nannatta | Nannoitta | ||
instructive | — | Nannoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Nanna is the 426th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 925 female individuals (and as a middle name to 176 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Probably from a feminine form of Nanni, or directly a diminutive of the personal name Giovanna.
Proper noun edit
Nanna m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a matronymic
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”).
Proper noun edit
Nanna
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”). The given name may also have other origins.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Nanna f
- (Norse mythology) Nanna (Nepsdóttir), the wife of Balder.
- a female given name from Old Norse
References edit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Nanna”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Nanna
- a female given name
References edit
- Dr. Förstemann Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch, 949.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Nanna c (genitive Nannas)
- (Norse mythology) Nanna.
- a female given name