Nanna
See also: 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.
Further reading
- Nanna (Norse deity) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- Sin (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 648.
Danish
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Nanna: Nannuson
- daughter of Nanna: Nannudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Nanna |
Accusative | Nannu |
Dative | Nannu |
Genitive | Nannu |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑnːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
- Syllabification(key): Nan‧na
Declension
Inflection of Nanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Nanna | Nannat | ||
genitive | Nannan | Nannojen | ||
partitive | Nannaa | Nannoja | ||
illative | Nannaan | Nannoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Nanna | Nannat | ||
accusative | nom. | Nanna | Nannat | |
gen. | Nannan | |||
genitive | Nannan | Nannojen Nannainrare | ||
partitive | Nannaa | Nannoja | ||
inessive | Nannassa | Nannoissa | ||
elative | Nannasta | Nannoista | ||
illative | Nannaan | Nannoihin | ||
adessive | Nannalla | Nannoilla | ||
ablative | Nannalta | Nannoilta | ||
allative | Nannalle | Nannoille | ||
essive | Nannana | Nannoina | ||
translative | Nannaksi | Nannoiksi | ||
abessive | Nannatta | Nannoitta | ||
instructive | — | Nannoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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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.
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”). The given name may also have other origins.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /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
References
- Dr. Förstemann Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch, 949.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).
Pronunciation
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Anagrams
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