Nana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"

English

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Nana

(endearing) One's grandmother.
(informal, originally British) A governess.

Proper noun

Nana

A 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

a diminutive of the female given names Ana or Belina

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)

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

Proper noun

Nana

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
accusative	gen.	Nanan	Nanat
genitive		Nanan	Nanojen Nanain^rare
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.

Possessive forms of Nana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Nanani	Nanani
accusative	nom.	Nanani	Nanani
accusative	gen.	Nanani	Nanani
genitive		Nanani	Nanojeni Nanaini^rare
partitive		Nanaani	Nanojani
inessive		Nanassani	Nanoissani
elative		Nanastani	Nanoistani
illative		Nanaani	Nanoihini
adessive		Nanallani	Nanoillani
ablative		Nanaltani	Nanoiltani
allative		Nanalleni	Nanoilleni
essive		Nananani	Nanoinani
translative		Nanakseni	Nanoikseni
abessive		Nanattani	Nanoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Nanoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Nanasi	Nanasi
accusative	nom.	Nanasi	Nanasi
accusative	gen.	Nanasi	Nanasi
genitive		Nanasi	Nanojesi Nanaisi^rare
partitive		Nanaasi	Nanojasi
inessive		Nanassasi	Nanoissasi
elative		Nanastasi	Nanoistasi
illative		Nanaasi	Nanoihisi
adessive		Nanallasi	Nanoillasi
ablative		Nanaltasi	Nanoiltasi
allative		Nanallesi	Nanoillesi
essive		Nananasi	Nanoinasi
translative		Nanaksesi	Nanoiksesi
abessive		Nanattasi	Nanoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Nanoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Nanamme	Nanamme
accusative	nom.	Nanamme	Nanamme
accusative	gen.	Nanamme	Nanamme
genitive		Nanamme	Nanojemme Nanaimme^rare
partitive		Nanaamme	Nanojamme
inessive		Nanassamme	Nanoissamme
elative		Nanastamme	Nanoistamme
illative		Nanaamme	Nanoihimme
adessive		Nanallamme	Nanoillamme
ablative		Nanaltamme	Nanoiltamme
allative		Nanallemme	Nanoillemme
essive		Nananamme	Nanoinamme
translative		Nanaksemme	Nanoiksemme
abessive		Nanattamme	Nanoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Nanoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Nananne	Nananne
accusative	nom.	Nananne	Nananne
accusative	gen.	Nananne	Nananne
genitive		Nananne	Nanojenne Nanainne^rare
partitive		Nanaanne	Nanojanne
inessive		Nanassanne	Nanoissanne
elative		Nanastanne	Nanoistanne
illative		Nanaanne	Nanoihinne
adessive		Nanallanne	Nanoillanne
ablative		Nanaltanne	Nanoiltanne
allative		Nanallenne	Nanoillenne
essive		Nanananne	Nanoinanne
translative		Nanaksenne	Nanoiksenne
abessive		Nanattanne	Nanoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Nanoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Nanansa	Nanansa
accusative	nom.	Nanansa	Nanansa
accusative	gen.	Nanansa	Nanansa
genitive		Nanansa	Nanojensa Nanainsa^rare
partitive		Nanaansa	Nanojaan Nanojansa
inessive		Nanassaan Nanassansa	Nanoissaan Nanoissansa
elative		Nanastaan Nanastansa	Nanoistaan Nanoistansa
illative		Nanaansa	Nanoihinsa
adessive		Nanallaan Nanallansa	Nanoillaan Nanoillansa
ablative		Nanaltaan Nanaltansa	Nanoiltaan Nanoiltansa
allative		Nanalleen Nanallensa	Nanoilleen Nanoillensa
essive		Nananaan Nananansa	Nanoinaan Nanoinansa
translative		Nanakseen Nanaksensa	Nanoikseen Nanoiksensa
abessive		Nanattaan Nanattansa	Nanoittaan Nanoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Nanoineen Nanoinensa

Statistics

Nana is the 639^th (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

Anna, anna, naan

Japanese

Romanization

Nana

Rōmaji transcription of なな

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