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It’s west African origin

Neneh simply means "baby" or "little one". The name origins from Senegambia. My name Nataliá-Neneh so I happen to know where this comes from. By the way, if you ever consider naming your daughter Neneh, don't hesitate. It is a great and unique name. It is also hard to pronounce to some. People might say "Neena" or "Neenee". If that happens, just politely correct them.
With love and peace,
Nataliá-Neneh

In case you're still interested after all this time, Neneh Cherry is half Swedish and half Sierra Leonean. Her first name is a Sierra Leonean/West African name. According to http://www.kwenu.com "Nenne" means "good mother".

Hi;
Well, the origins of the name Neneh could be just about anything - after all, Neneh's brother's name is Eagle Eye Cherry!

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But I may have something here: in Sweden and Finland, we have the nickname Nenne, which can be short for any female name containing the letter N. Neneh Cherry's full name is Neneh Marianne Karlsson Cherry.
I've always thought that Neneh is just a nn for Marianne...

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R

Not my end of Africa so I'm a bit vague, but I knew a Nigerian girl once whose name was Nnenne (four Ns) because she was born on a particular day of the week. Can't recall which day!

Well Nene is the Hawaiin word for the State bird, the Hawaiin goose. It is actually a very beautiful bird and considered very special by the Hawaiin people. I've had the opportunity to observe them at several bird parks, and all of those that I saw seemed even tempered to friendly. If you search for Nene or Hawaiin goose, you may be able to find the meaning.