Given name & surname
Nanna
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Nanna is a variant of Nanette. In French use, Nanette carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nanna is a variant of Nanette. In French use, Nanette carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
In Italian usage, Nanna as a surname is a feminine form of NANNI. In Italian usage, Nanna as a surname may have developed from Giovanna. This connection is qualified rather than certain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 241
- 0 boys · 241 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 12 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 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 282 as a first name in 2020; 549 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.
Nanna’s family of names
In Italian usage, Nanna as a surname is a feminine form of NANNI. Nanna has a related form in Nanette. In Old High German usage, Nanna has a related form in Nana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nanna has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nanna
- Oh LandDanish singer-songwriter and record producerborn 1985
- Nanna BlondellSwedish actressborn 1986
- Nanna Bryndís HilmarsdóttirIcelandic singer, songwriter and musicianborn 1989
- Nanna ChristiansenDanish footballerborn 1989
- Nanna Vainiobadminton playerborn 1991
- Nanna DitzelDanish furniture designer (1923–2005)
- Nanna Merrald RasmussenDanish dressage riderborn 1993
- Nanna JanssonSwedish ice hockey playerborn 1983
- Nan BrittonMistress of Warren G. Harding (1896–1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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