name
Nene
NEH-neh
ˈnɛnɛListen
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Syllable breakdown
Nene
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Dangme (Ghana)
- Meaning
- chief; paramount ruler; a title of respect used among the Dangme people of the Greater Accra and Eastern regions of Ghana; when used as a name it confers the status and responsibility of leadership upon the child
- Gender
- unisex
- Also spelled
- Nene
Pronunciation tips
Both syllables are identical; a clear 'neh-neh'; do not reduce to a single syllable or make either vowel long
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