Nanna.
A goddess, the wife of Balder.
Meaning & usage
A goddess, the wife of Balder.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain, probably from Old Norse Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”); or possibly from an Old Norse baby talk word for "mother," as in nanna, nanny.
The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 (ᵈnanna /Nanna/).
A surname from Italian.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian Nanna.
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