Nanna

Definitions: Nanna

Nanna

Noun

1. Wife of Balder.

2. (Sumerian) god of the moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin.

"Nanna" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be brave".

Date "Nanna" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Nanna

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Nanna Wife of Balder. When the blind-god slew her husband, she threw herself upon his funeral pile and was burnt to death. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Nanna

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Nanna is a goddess in Norse Mythology, daughter of Nep and the wife of Baldur, mother of Brono. They are both Aesir and live together in Briedablik in Asgard. With Baldur, she was the mother of Forseti.

Nanna is a god in Sumerian mythology, god of the moon, son of Enlil and Ninlil. His sacred city was Ur. He was named Sin by the Babylonians and was also worshipped by them in Harran.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Nanna."

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Crosswords: Nanna

English words defined with "Nanna": Balder, Baldr ♦ Forseti ♦ sin. (references)

Etymologies containing "Nanna": Ninny. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Nanna" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Sicilian (grandmother).

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Modern Usage: Nanna

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Maa Nanna Nirdoshi (1970)

Nanna Kartavya (1965)

The Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss Show (1994)

Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss in 'The Honeymoonies' (1994)

Nanu Nanna Hendthi (1985)

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Commercial Usage: Nanna

Domain	Title
Books	Index operum a Nanna Svartz scriptorum : una cum nota biograp;hica necessariis passim imaginibus illustrata (reference) Nanna, oder, �ber das Seelenleben der Pflanzen (reference) Ninna nanna del lupo (reference) Sleeping Nanna (reference) Tanker bliver ting : Nanna Ditzel design (reference) (more book examples)
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Usage Frequency: Nanna

"Nanna" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 79.31% of the time. "Nanna" is used about 29 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	79.31%	23	72,767
Noun (singular)	20.69%	6	143,867
Total	100.00%	29	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Nanna

The following table summarizes the usage of "Nanna" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Nanna	Last name	100	80,667
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Nanna

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
nanna gibson	334
nanna	29
dina gibson jewel nanna	6
gronnevik nanna	5
nanna ninna	5
forseti nanna	3
nanna hooter	3
nanna ziggurat	2
nanna poem	2
nanna rautiainen	2
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Modern Translations: Nanna

Language		Translations for "nanna"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Pig Latin		annanay.(various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Nanna

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-n-n-n"
	-1 letter: anna, naan, nana.
	-2 letters: ana, nan.
	-3 letters: aa, an, na.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-n-n-n"
	+1 letter: mannan.
	+2 letters: antenna, mannans, nandina.
	+3 letters: antennae, antennal, antennas, bandanna, cannabin, nandinas, nonnaval, nonpagan, wannigan.
	+4 letters: andantino, annealing, annelidan, annoyance, annuitant, bandannas, brannigan, cannabins, cannonade, japanning, nonanimal, nonmanual, nonpagans, nonplanar, sannyasin, wannigans.
	+5 letters: abandoning, andantinos, annelidans, annexation, annotating, annotation, annoyances, annuitants, annulation, annunciate, antennular, antinomian, brannigans, cannabinol, cannonaded, cannonades, cannonball, constantan, hosannaing, nonchalant, nonnatural, sannyasins, shenanigan, trapanning.
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