"Nan" meaning in English

See Nan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -æn Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nan
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Ann and Nancy. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Nan-en-name-B3ZRLXde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 1 0 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Thai น่าน (nâan). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|th|น่าน}} Thai น่าน (nâan) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nan
  1. A province of Thailand. Categories (place): Nan province, Places in Thailand, Provinces of Thailand Translations (a province of Thailand): น่าน (nâan) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Nan-en-name-LVGY4MH2 Disambiguation of 'a province of Thailand': 82 18
  2. A city in Thailand. Categories (place): Cities in Thailand, Places in Thailand Translations (a city in Thailand): น่าน (nâan) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Nan-en-name-yjoVjetb Disambiguation of 'a city in Thailand': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Rhymes: -æn Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Nan
  1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N. Synonyms: November
    Sense id: en-Nan-en-noun-MrJgJtMg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for Nan meaning in English (4.1kB)

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