"Nanna" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|gem-pro|*nanþ-||brave,daring}} Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave,daring”), {{m|gem-pro|*ninþaną|t=to dare}} *ninþaną (“to dare”), {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=baby talk}} baby talk, {{m|en|nanna}} nanna, {{m|en|nanny}} nanny Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nanna
  1. (Norse mythology) A goddess, the wife of Balder. Tags: Norse Categories (topical): Norse mythology
    Sense id: en-Nanna-en-name-vGs0IoEr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 49 7 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 (ᵈnanna /⁠Nannar⁠/). Etymology templates: {{sup|d}} ᵈ, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|sux|𒀭𒋀𒆠|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=ᵈnanna|ts=Nannar}} Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 (ᵈnanna /⁠Nannar⁠/), {{bor+|en|sux|𒀭𒋀𒆠|tr=ᵈnanna|ts=Nannar}} Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 (ᵈnanna /⁠Nannar⁠/) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nanna
  1. The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology. Categories (topical): Mesopotamian deities, Moon Synonyms: Nanna-Suen, Sin, Suen
    Sense id: en-Nanna-en-name-Qm31rwY3 Disambiguation of Mesopotamian deities: 31 62 7 Disambiguation of Moon: 24 69 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 49 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Nannas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Nanna. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Nanna}} Italian Nanna Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Nanna (plural Nannas)
  1. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Nanna-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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