Nanna

nanna English Etymology 1 en, probably from en non Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from en gem-pro *nanþ- brave, daring, related to gem-pro *ninþaną to dare; or possibly from an en non - en baby talk word for "mother," as in en nanna, en nanny. Proper noun en Norse mythology A goddess, the wife of Balder. Further reading Nanna (Norse deity) Etymology 2 en sux 𒀭𒋀𒆠 dnanna Nanna. Proper noun The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology. en Nanna-Suen Sin Suen Further reading Sin (mythology) Etymology 3 en :bor it:Nanna + 1 Proper noun s en 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 Anagrams en aannn Annan Nan'an Nan-an en Mesopotamian deities Moon Danish Proper noun da proper noun da Norse mythology en Nanna. da female, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s Faroese Etymology From fo non Nanna, from fo gem-pro *nanþ- brave, daring, related to gem-pro *ninþaną to dare. Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female fo Norse mythology en Nanna Usage notes f Nannuson Nannudóttir Declension Nanna Nannu Nannu Nannu Finnish Etymology From fi sv Nanna, from fi non Nanna daring. Pronunciation Proper noun fi female Declension Nann a Statistics dvv_20250813 939 184 432 References Italian Etymology Probably from a feminine form of it Nanni, or directly a diminutive of the personal name it Giovanna. Pronunciation Proper noun mfbysense it matronymics Further reading nanna Norwegian Bokmål thumb|Nanna with Baldr and Hermóðr in an 1893 illustration. Alternative forms nb Nana Nanne female given name Pronunciation nb /ˈnanːa/ [ˈnanːa] nb anːa 2 nb Nan na Etymology 1 nb The modern given name has more than one possible origin. In Norwegian, nb Nanna has been used as a nursery-language pet form of female given names such as nb Andrea.Alhaug, Gulbrand (2024), “Nanna – kvinnenamn”, in Store norske leksikon, 28 May 2024. It has also been analysed as a pet form of nb Anna, nb Johanna, nb Amanda and nb Marianne.“Nanna”, in Nordic Names. Under the nb Anna analysis, the name ultimately belongs to the same name family as Late Latin la-lat Anna, from nb grc-koi Ἄννα Ánna Anna, from nb hbo חַנָּה Ḥannāh Hannah; grace, favour. Modern Norwegian use was additionally reinforced by the Nordic name revival through the Old Norse mythological name non Nanna, discussed under Etymology 2. 1813 as a documented modern Norwegian given name, with an early bearer recorded in Alta.“Nanna Sabine Mack, f. Klerck”, Historisk befolkningsregister. Proper noun nb proper noun nb female nb Nanna kommer på besøk i morgen. Nanna is coming to visit tomorrow. nb 13 March 2025 Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet Nasjonal klagenemnd for abort er oppnevnt Regjeringen.no Nanna Klingenberg. Sosionom. Nanna Klingenberg. Social worker. Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Nanna is 4 April, shared with nb Nancy and nb Nina. nb Nanna formed part of the Nordic name revival in Norway. Its use increased during the second half of the 19th century and reached a historical peak in 1895–1899. In the 19th century, the name was particularly common in Troms and Finnmark. Statistics Statistics Norway-derived data for 2025 report 610 people in Norway with nb Nanna as a first name.“Hvor mange heter Nanna?”, Hvormangeheter.no, based on Statistics Norway data for 2025. Etymology 2 nb non Nanna, the name of a goddess in Norse mythology. The deeper origin of the Old Norse name is uncertain. One traditional analysis connects it with a name element from nb gem-pro *nanþ- bold, daring, related to gem-pro *ninþaną to dare, venture. The latter is ultimately from nb ine-pro *nant- to fight, dare.“Nanna” and “Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ninþaną”, in Wiktionary. Another proposal connects the Old Norse name with a nursery-language word for “mother”, comparable to similar nanna-type kinship words. Proper noun nb proper noun nb Norse mythology Nanna; a goddess, or ásynja, the wife of Balder and mother of Forsete nb Nanna var Balders hustru i norrøn mytologi. Nanna was Balder's wife in Norse mythology. nb 26 November 2024 Ellen Næss Nanna – i norrøn mytologi Store norske leksikon Nanna er en gudinne, også kalt åsynje, i den norrøne mytologien. Nanna is a goddess, also called an ásynja, in Norse mythology. References Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. Norwegian Nynorsk Alternative forms nn Nanne Etymology From nn non Nanna, from nn gem-pro *nanþ- brave, daring. The given name may also have other origins. Pronunciation nn /²nanːa/ Proper noun nn proper noun f nn Norse mythology en Nanna (Nepsdóttir), the wife of Balder. nn female Old Norse References Nanna 256 Old High German Alternative forms goh Nana Etymology From goh non Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from goh gem-pro *nanþō brave, daring, related to gem-pro *ninþaną to dare. Proper noun goh proper noun f goh female References de 1856 Ernst Förstemann Altdeutsches Namenbuch Erste Band: Personennamen Nordhausen Verlag von Ferd, Förstemann 949 495 https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb11069103?page=495 174471911 bsb11069103 Swedish Etymology From sv non Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from sv gem-pro *nanþ- brave, daring, related to gem-pro *ninþaną to dare. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Nanna.wav Proper noun c sv Norse mythology en Nanna. sv female Anagrams sv aannn annan