nan

nan · noun¹

From Nan, pet form of the formerly very common female given names Anne and Agnes. As a nursemaid and grandmother, a clipping of earlier nana, from nanny under the probable influence of mama, also from Nan. Compare Mary.

nan · noun²

See at naan.

Nan · proper noun³

1. Thai · borrowed fromน่าน
2. Thai · borrowed fromน่าน
3. English todayNan

Borrowed from Thai น่าน (nâan).

First known use, by meaning

• 1599 Synonym of maid: a servant girl.
• 1670 Synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
• 1940 Synonym of nursemaid.
• 1955 Synonym of grandmother.