name
Nana
NAH-nah
ˈnɑnɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Nana
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Ga/Akan (Ghana)
- Meaning
- a Ga and Akan honorific title meaning grandfather or grandmother, also used as a given name to express nobility, dignity, and connection to the elders; children named Nana are seen as embodiments of ancestral wisdom
- Gender
- unisex
- Also spelled
- Nana
Pronunciation tips
Two equal syllables; pure open 'ah' vowels; in Ghana this is a name of great respect, not a childish diminutive
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