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Ninna
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ninna
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Ninnuson Ninnudóttir
Declension
Ninna Ninnu Ninnu Ninnu
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Nina Nine
Etymology
Variant of nb Nina female given name.28 May 2024 Gulbrand Alhaug Ninna – kvinnenamn Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Ninna_-_kvinnenamn15 January 2023 Ninna f Nordic Names https://www.nordicnames.de/w/index.php?title=Ninna_f&oldid=442900
The deeper origin of nb Nina is uncertain. Store norske leksikon considers a Russian origin probable, either as a short form of ru Антони́на or as a pet form of ru А́нна.28 May 2024 Gulbrand Alhaug Nina – kvinnenamn Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Nina_-_kvinnenamn https://web.archive.org/web/20260921231316/https://snl.no/Nina_-_kvinnenamn 21 September 2026
Under the ru Антони́на analysis, the name ultimately derives from nb la Antōnīna, the feminine form of la Antōnīnus, itself derived from la Antōnius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin.
Under the ru А́нна analysis, the name ultimately derives from nb la-lat Anna female given name, from nb grc-koi Ἄννα Ánna Anna, from nb hbo חַנָּה Ḥannāh Hannah; grace, favour.
Compare da Ninna and sv Ninna female given name.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈnɪnːa/ [ˈnɪnːa]
nb ɪnːa 2
nb Nin na
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female; a variant of nb Nina
nb Ninna kommer på besøk i morgen. Ninna is coming to visit tomorrow.
nb 21 August 1998 Offisielt fra statsråd 21. august 1998 Regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/offisielt-fra-statsrad-21-august-1998/id101590/ Rådgiver Ninna Garm, Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund Adviser Ninna Garm, Confederation of Vocational Unions. https://web.archive.org/web/20261004210501/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/offisielt-fra-statsrad-21-august-1998/id101590/ 4 October 2026
Usage notes
nb Ninna has historically been particularly associated with Troms.
No separate Norwegian name day for nb Ninna is listed by Store norske leksikon or Nordic Names. The related nb Nina has its name day on 4 April, shared with nb Nancy and nb Nanna.
Statistics
Nordic Names, citing Statistics Norway, reports 34 women in Norway with nb Ninna as their main first name.
Store norske leksikon reports that approximately 50 women born in Norway during the period 1900–2017 had nb Ninna as their sole or first given name.
References
Alhaug, Gulbrand (2011), 10 001 navn: Norsk fornavnleksikon, Oslo: Cappelen Damm.
Anagrams
nb ainnn Nanni