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Nanna is a name from Norse mythology. I started to really like it. Usable?
If you live in a country in Scandinavia, how is it perceived there? As old fashioned, modern, childish, mature?
If you live in a country in Scandinavia, how is it perceived there? As old fashioned, modern, childish, mature?
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I don’t know about Scandinavia, but in the US Nanna means grandma. For that reason I don’t think it usable in the US.
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Not usable here. NAH na is too fruity and NAN na too granny. I've always liked Nan, but it's got the same problem.
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In the US, it would not work; Nana or Nanna is what lots of peole call their grandmothers, my own daughter included; she calls them Nana Lorraine and Nana Charlene.
It's even common here than Poppy for grandfather.
It's even common here than Poppy for grandfather.
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I'm a Nana myself, it's what my kids called my mother, and they had no other grandmother.
So, my grandchildren call me Nana,and one set, two sisters, call their other grandmother, "Granny", as their mother instructed them to, as it seemed the most "elderly" sounding-the daughter was having a failure-to-see-eye-to-eye time with her mother just then, though doing fine now.
The other set, two brothers, call their maternal grandmother "Memair", which is common. (Grandfathers are called "Pepair").
So, my grandchildren call me Nana,and one set, two sisters, call their other grandmother, "Granny", as their mother instructed them to, as it seemed the most "elderly" sounding-the daughter was having a failure-to-see-eye-to-eye time with her mother just then, though doing fine now.
The other set, two brothers, call their maternal grandmother "Memair", which is common. (Grandfathers are called "Pepair").
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I called my own grandparents Grandma and Granddad, though he was also Grandpa sometimes. Not sure why his name varied from grandkid to grandkid and sometimes day to day.
Valerie calls my mother and stepfather Nana Lorraine and Big Larry. Where Big Larry came from nobody knows; he's quite a bit smaller than her other grandfather. P's parents are Nana Charlene and PopPop Jimmy. PopPop is the common name for grandfather's around here, it seems. MomMom is common for grandmothers, but P never called his own grandmother that and it just didn't take with V and her grandmothers.
Valerie calls my mother and stepfather Nana Lorraine and Big Larry. Where Big Larry came from nobody knows; he's quite a bit smaller than her other grandfather. P's parents are Nana Charlene and PopPop Jimmy. PopPop is the common name for grandfather's around here, it seems. MomMom is common for grandmothers, but P never called his own grandmother that and it just didn't take with V and her grandmothers.
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I called my mother's parents Grandpa Jim and Grandma Becky. I was one of the younger grandchildren, other older ones had set that pattern, so to speak.
My paternal grandmother, I called Nana. She was long widowed when I was born,so I never knew that grandfather.
My paternal grandmother, I called Nana. She was long widowed when I was born,so I never knew that grandfather.
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There are 600 women named Nanna in Norway (Searchable on this link: https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/navn).
I've heard Nanna as a nickname, but never as an actual name. I've met more people named Ninni, even though there are more People named Nanna. The names might not be my cup of tea, but they're not ugly.
I've heard Nanna as a nickname, but never as an actual name. I've met more people named Ninni, even though there are more People named Nanna. The names might not be my cup of tea, but they're not ugly.
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I know a Ninni. She was actually called Linda from the beginning, but she called herself Ninni when she started to talk, so today she is a Ninni.
I don't think that name would work in English-speaking countries, though (ninny)...
I don't think that name would work in English-speaking countries, though (ninny)...
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I don't think it would work in English-speaking countries (or is Nana for grandma only used in America?). But I think it's a rather cute name. It's not very common nowadays; I've only met one Nanna so far and she was an old lady.
In Swedish, "nanna" is also childish speak for going to sleep (I guess it's related to the word for night, natt), but I don't think that's why the name is not popular for the moment.
In Swedish, "nanna" is also childish speak for going to sleep (I guess it's related to the word for night, natt), but I don't think that's why the name is not popular for the moment.
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I'm a Swede, and to me it sounds childish and like a nickname. There's 967 women in Sweden with Nanna as their FN and the average age is 46.
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Thank you! Do you have a link where I can find how many times a name was used and how old the average person with this name is?
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It would probably be in Swedish.
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Sorry, I don't know about Scandinavian countries but I called my grandmother Nana.
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