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Nanna

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NAH-nah'NAH-nah'2 syllables
🇮🇸Old Norse
Brave

MEANING

CourageousDaring

ORIGIN

Scandinavian

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from Old Norse 'Nanna', a goddess in Norse mythology.

CULTURAL NOTES

Nanna is known in Norse mythology as the wife of Baldur, a god associated with beauty and love.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Nanna appears in Norse sagas and the Poetic Edda as a figure of devotion and tragedy.

🌐Sumerian
Gentle

MEANING

Moon

ORIGIN

Mesopotamian

ETYMOLOGY

Nanna was an ancient Mesopotamian deity associated with the moon.

CULTURAL NOTES

In Sumerian mythology, Nanna is the god of the moon and wisdom, often depicted with a crescent symbol.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Nanna was worshipped in the Sumerian city of Ur, and his temple was a significant religious center.

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FAQs About Nanna

The name Nanna means "Courageous, daring" in Old Norse, "Moon" in Sumerian.
Nanna has Scandinavian and Mesopotamian origins. Derived from Old Norse 'Nanna', a goddess in Norse mythology.
Nanna is pronounced NAH-nah (NAH-nah). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Nanna include Nan, Nani.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Nanna include Freya, Loki, Odin.
The most common spelling is Nanna. Alternative spellings include Nannah, Nana.