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.
Nanna
Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 (dnanna /Nanna/).
Nanna
Nanna (plural Nannas)
Nanna
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).
Nanna f
Matronymics
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Nanna |
Accusative | Nannu |
Dative | Nannu |
Genitive | Nannu |
Nanna
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 Nannain rare | |
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. |
Probably from a feminine form of Nanni, or directly a diminutive of the personal name Giovanna.
Nanna m or f by sense
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”).
Nanna
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”). The given name may also have other origins.
Nanna f
Nanna
From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).
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Nanna c (genitive Nannas)