Nana

See also: nana, naná, ñaña, nāna, na-na, nana-, nānā, ñāṇa, nána, and Nána

English

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnænə/
• Rhymes: -ænə

Proper noun

Nana

1. (endearing) One's grandmother.
2. (informal, originally Britain) A governess.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Nana

1. A Japanese female given name from Japanese

Anagrams

• A.A.N.N., Anna, anan, anna, naan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• Na-na
• Na-Na

Etymology

A diminutive of Ana. From baby talk.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: na‧na

Noun

Nana

1. a nickname for Ana, Belina, etc.

Danish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈnana]

Proper noun

Nana (c)

1. a female given name

Finnish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑnɑ/, [ˈnɑnɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Na‧na

Proper noun

Nana

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Nana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	Nanoin
abessive		Nanatta	Nanoitta
comitative		—	Nanoineen

Possessive forms of Nana (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Nanani	Nanamme
2nd person	Nanasi	Nananne
3rd person	Nanansa

Anagrams

• Anna, anna, naan

Japanese

Romanization

Nana

1. Rōmaji transcription of なな