Given name & surname
Nann
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Nann is a variant of Nancy. In English use, Nancy carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Original FrenchMarianne
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nann is a variant of Nancy. In English use, Nancy carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In East Central German usage, Nann developed from Marianne.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 0 boys · 20 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1951. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 153 as a first name in 2020; 279 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nann’s family of names
In East Central German usage, Nann developed from the French form Marianne. Nann has a related form in Nancy.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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