"Nana" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnænə/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ænə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nana
  1. (endearing) One's grandmother. Tags: endearing
    Sense id: en-Nana-en-name-GcbpRu7O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 21 35
  2. (informal, originally British) A governess. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Nana-en-name-CzZW2JQ~ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nana
  1. A female given name from Japanese.
    Sense id: en-Nana-en-name-E36YIPGF Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 6 entries, Female family members Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 20 32 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 33 25 42 Disambiguation of Female family members: 30 12 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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