nana

nana · noun¹

An apheretic form of banana.

nana · noun²

Variant spelling of nanna.

nana · noun³

From Hindi or Urdu नाना ("nana")

nana · noun⁴

From Telugu నాన్న ("nana", "nanna")

Nana · proper noun⁵

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΝάνα
2. English todayNana

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάνα (Nána).

Nana · proper noun⁶

1. Sumerian · derived from𒀭𒈾𒈾𒀀
2. English todayNana

Apparently ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒈾𒈾𒀀 (na-na-a) (where the first symbol, 𒀭, is a determinative meaning goddess and has no reading).

Nana · proper noun⁷

1. Armenian · derived fromՆանե
2. English todayNana

Not certain whether directly derived from Armenian Նանե (Nane), or by association with the ancient Iranian goddess of the same name.

Words from the same roots