# Nanna
## English
### Etymology 1

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

Nanna
* (Norse mythology) A goddess, the wife of Balder.

#### Further reading

* Nanna (Norse deity) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 ($^d$nanna /⁠Nanna⁠/).

#### Proper noun

Nanna
* The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.
    Synonyms: Nanna-Suen, Sin, Suen

#### Further reading

* Sin (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian Nanna.

#### Proper noun

Nanna (plural Nannas)
* A surname from Italian.

##### Statistics

* 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

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nanna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 648.

### Anagrams

* Annan, Nan'an, Nan-an

## Danish
### Proper noun

Nanna
* (Norse mythology) Nanna.
* a female given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).

### Proper noun

Nanna f
* a female given name
* (Norse mythology) Nanna

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Nanna: Nannuson
* daughter of Nanna: Nannudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish Nanna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑnːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
* Hyphenation: Nan‧na

### Proper noun

Nanna
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Nanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nannani
Nannani
accusative
nom.
Nannani
Nannani
gen.
Nannani
genitive
Nannani
Nannojeni Nannaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Nannaani
Nannojani
inessive
Nannassani
Nannoissani
elative
Nannastani
Nannoistani
illative
Nannaani
Nannoihini
adessive
Nannallani
Nannoillani
ablative
Nannaltani
Nannoiltani
allative
Nannalleni
Nannoilleni
essive
Nannanani
Nannoinani
translative
Nannakseni
Nannoikseni
abessive
Nannattani
Nannoittani
instructive
comitative
—Nannoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nannasi
Nannasi
accusative
nom.
Nannasi
Nannasi
gen.
Nannasi
genitive
Nannasi
Nannojesi Nannaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Nannaasi
Nannojasi
inessive
Nannassasi
Nannoissasi
elative
Nannastasi
Nannoistasi
illative
Nannaasi
Nannoihisi
adessive
Nannallasi
Nannoillasi
ablative
Nannaltasi
Nannoiltasi
allative
Nannallesi
Nannoillesi
essive
Nannanasi
Nannoinasi
translative
Nannaksesi
Nannoiksesi
abessive
Nannattasi
Nannoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Nannoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nannamme
Nannamme
accusative
nom.
Nannamme
Nannamme
gen.
Nannamme
genitive
Nannamme
Nannojemme Nannaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Nannaamme
Nannojamme
inessive
Nannassamme
Nannoissamme
elative
Nannastamme
Nannoistamme
illative
Nannaamme
Nannoihimme
adessive
Nannallamme
Nannoillamme
ablative
Nannaltamme
Nannoiltamme
allative
Nannallemme
Nannoillemme
essive
Nannanamme
Nannoinamme
translative
Nannaksemme
Nannoiksemme
abessive
Nannattamme
Nannoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Nannoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nannanne
Nannanne
accusative
nom.
Nannanne
Nannanne
gen.
Nannanne
genitive
Nannanne
Nannojenne Nannainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Nannaanne
Nannojanne
inessive
Nannassanne
Nannoissanne
elative
Nannastanne
Nannoistanne
illative
Nannaanne
Nannoihinne
adessive
Nannallanne
Nannoillanne
ablative
Nannaltanne
Nannoiltanne
allative
Nannallenne
Nannoillenne
essive
Nannananne
Nannoinanne
translative
Nannaksenne
Nannoiksenne
abessive
Nannattanne
Nannoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Nannoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nannansa
Nannansa
accusative
nom.
Nannansa
Nannansa
gen.
Nannansa
genitive
Nannansa
Nannojensa Nannainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Nannaansa
Nannojaan Nannojansa
inessive
Nannassaan Nannassansa
Nannoissaan Nannoissansa
elative
Nannastaan Nannastansa
Nannoistaan Nannoistansa
illative
Nannaansa
Nannoihinsa
adessive
Nannallaan Nannallansa
Nannoillaan Nannoillansa
ablative
Nannaltaan Nannaltansa
Nannoiltaan Nannoiltansa
allative
Nannalleen Nannallensa
Nannoilleen Nannoillensa
essive
Nannanaan Nannanansa
Nannoinaan Nannoinansa
translative
Nannakseen Nannaksensa
Nannoikseen Nannoiksensa
abessive
Nannattaan Nannattansa
Nannoittaan Nannoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Nannoineen Nannoinensa :

#### Statistics

* 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
### Etymology

Probably from a feminine form of Nanni, or directly a diminutive of the personal name Giovanna.

### Proper noun

Nanna m or f by sense
* a surname originating as a matronymic

### Further reading

* Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”).

### Proper noun

Nanna
* (Norse mythology) Nanna

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* Nanne

### Etymology

From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”). The given name may also have other origins.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²nanːa/

### Proper noun

Nanna f
* (Norse mythology) Nanna (Nepsdóttir), the wife of Balder.
* a female given name from Old Norse

### References

* Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Nanna”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

## Old High German
### Alternative forms

* Nana

### Etymology

From Old Norse Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from Proto-Germanic *nanþō (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).

### Proper noun

Nanna f
* a female given name

### References

* Ernst Förstemann (1856) Altdeutsches Namenbuch (in German), Erste Band: Personennamen, Nordhausen: Verlag von Ferd, Förstemann, →DOI, →OCLC, page 495, column 949

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Nanna c (genitive Nannas)
* (Norse mythology) Nanna.
* a female given name

### Anagrams

* annan