Nana

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United States//ˈnænə//

A governess.

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informalA governess.
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Variant of nanaAlternative letter-case form of nana; one's grandmother.

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A female given name from Japanese.

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A demigoddess, the daughter of Sangarius and mother of Attis.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάνα (Nána).

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An ancient goddess of Eastern Iran, standing at the top of many worshipping cultures' pantheons.

Etymology

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

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Variant of NaneAlternative form of Nane (“Armenian mother-goddess and equivalent of Athena”).

Etymology

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

Nan · radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N.NAN · NMDA antagonist neurotoxicity.nana · A banana.

Nana · A governess.

nancy · An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.Nancy · A female given name.nandu · rhea (large, flightless birds)

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.