Meanings
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- The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.
Synonyms: Nanna-Suen, Sin, Suen
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Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.
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nounthe mother of your father or mother
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Origin
nanna · noun
- Proto-Celtic*nana“grandmother”
- Englishnanna
Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child babbling, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny. Compare Welsh nain, Sicilian nanna, Italian nonna, Norman nonne, Galician nana, Spanish nana, Old French nonain, Late Latin nonna.
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- Proto-Germanic*nanþ-“brave, daring”
- Old NorseNanna
- EnglishNanna
Uncertain, probably from Old Norse Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”); or possibly from an Old Norse baby talk word for "mother," as in nanna, nanny.
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- Sumerian𒀭𒋀𒆠
- EnglishNanna
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒋀𒆠 (ᵈnanna /Nanna/).
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- ItalianNanna
- ItalianNanna
- EnglishNanna
Borrowed from Italian Nanna.
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Cite this entry
nanna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanna
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