Message: "Nan" - Behind the Name

Nan

by MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)

3/25/2006, 7:57 AM

I think the name Nan is utterly adorable and charming in every way, but I'm undecided on how to go about using it. Should I simply use Nan as a stand-alone name or should I use it as a nickname for something more formal such as Anne? I like Anne, but I don't love it nearly as much as Nan. Do you think Nannerl would be a viable choice? I like it somewhat more than Anne, however it was also a nickname, used for Mozart's sister who was christened Maria Anna. What do you think?

Thanks. :)

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- gypsy

3/25/2006, 5:48 PM

Why not use Nan as the full name? I think it would work just fine, as long as she has a substantial middle name.

I don't like Nannerl or Nancy. Maybe Nanaia, if you still want a longer name with nn Nan.

- Tassiegirl

3/25/2006, 4:32 PM

I like Nancy. But Nan can stand alone, I think.

- poetic_freedom

3/25/2006, 2:14 PM

Nan means grandmother here, so I cannot see it as a name at all, especially for a young child. Sorry

- ssanyu

3/25/2006, 1:08 PM

How about using Nan as a nn for Nanna?

I don't think it can stand on it's own, but I absolutely love it as a nn.

Some more suggestions:
Anastasia
Alana, Alannah
Anneliese, Annalisa
Hannah
Bethany
Anita
Andrea
Cassandra
Angela, Angelica
Marian, Marianne
Ananda
Susan, Susanna
Miranda
Anwen
Anaïs (Anais)
Roseanne, Rosanna
Roxana, Roxane, Roxanne
Evangeline
Emmanuelle
Annemarie
Ariane, Ariana
Antoinette
Johanna
Rhiannon
Nanaea

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- Soul (guest)

3/25/2006, 10:49 AM

I think Nan is definitely too nicknamey too work on its own. It lacks that "seriousness" even adorable and sweet names should have at least to some extenct It should be a nn instead of the full name.

- rainbow_Maya

3/25/2006, 9:40 AM

I have a problem with it as a full fn, as in Britain children often call their granmother Nan. As a nn it would be ok, but please not for Nannerl! I'm from Germany, and Nannerl, aswell as Gretchen and Liesel, are just awful! You will hardly find a child called Greta, let alone Gretchen or Liesel. Nannerl is not used at all. It sound even nn-yer than Nan. I agree with Narinoc on the suggestions. Everything with the -na or -an will work.

- ecomama7 (guest)

3/25/2006, 9:12 AM

I have an Aunt Nan. It isn't short for anything. Just plain Nan. She's the only one I know w/ that name.

- Narinoc

3/25/2006, 8:56 AM

Nan and Nell are two nicknames I adore. I think they could stand alone, but I regard them as nns nonetheless. Fernanda, Ferdinanda, Janan, Nana, Nancy are some choices apart from Anne (Ann, Anna) or Nannerl, if you want a longer name. It could also be the nn for any names that end in -na, too.

Nannerl is interesting, but to me, it is very German, like Liesel or Gretchen - I can only picture it on a girl with German background.

All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.

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