Nan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nan"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1

Noun

Nan

1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N.

   Synonym: November

Proper noun

Nan

1. A diminutive of the female given name Ann and Nancy.
   • c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:

     My Nan shall be the queen of all the fairies, / Finely attired in a robe of white.

Derived terms

• Nanson

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Thai น่าน (nâan).

Proper noun

Nan

1. A province of Thailand.
2. The capital of Nan Province, Thailand.

Translations

a province of Thailand

• Thai: น่าน (th) (nâan)

  Northern Thai: ᨶᩣ᩠᩵ᨶ

a city in Thailand

• Khün: ᨶ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ
• Lü: ᨶ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ
• Thai: น่าน (th) (nâan)

  Northern Thai: ᨶᩣ᩠᩵ᨶ

Further reading

• Nan Province on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.

Romanian

Etymology

From nan.

Proper noun

Nan m (genitive/dative lui Nan)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

Scots

Proper noun

Nan

1. a diminutive of the female given name Agnes

See also

• Aggie, Annie, Nansie, Nannie, Nanse