# Nana
## English
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈnænə/
* Rhymes: -ænə

#### Proper noun

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

### Etymology 2
#### 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: [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: /ˈnɑnɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: Na‧na

### Proper noun

Nana
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Nana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nanani
Nanani
accusative
nom.
Nanani
Nanani
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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 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

* Anna, anna, naan

## Japanese
### Romanization

Nana
* Rōmaji transcription of なな

## Sranan Tongo
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnana/, [ˈna̠na̠], [ˈnɑ̟nɑ̟]

### Proper noun

Nana
* Aphetic form of Anana (“supreme being”)