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nanna

noun

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child babbling, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny. Compare Welsh nain, Sicilian nanna, Italian nonna, Norman nonne, Galician nana, Spanish nana, Old French nonain, Late Latin nonna.

  1. derived from *nanþ-✻
  2. borrowed from Nanna

Definitions

  1. grandmother

  2. A goddess, the wife of Balder.

  3. The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname from Italian.

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