nana
/ˈnɑːnə/US/ˈnænə/
nana noun: a banana.
Noun (1)
nana (plural nanas)
Noun (2)
nana (plural nanas)
- One's grandmother.
- A nanny.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Nana
Nana
- Alternative letter-case form of nana; one's grandmother.
- A governess.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Nana
Nana
- A female given name from Japanese.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Nana
Nana
- A demigoddess, the daughter of Sangarius and mother of Attis.
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Nana
Nana
Proper noun (5) capitalized: Nana
Nana
- Alternative form of Nane (“Armenian mother-goddess and equivalent of Athena”).
nana meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
nana in Hindi
- नाना
nana in Marathi
- नाना
nana in Urdu
- نانا
nana in Bengali
- নানা
More languagesFewer languages
- nana in Telugu
- నానా
- nana in Malayalam
- നാനാ, നാന
- nana in Kannada
- ನಾನಾ
- nana in Punjabi
- ਨਾਨਾ
- nana in Odia
- ନାନା
- nana in Nepali
- नाना
Forms of nana
| plural | nanas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | 'nana |
| alternative form | narna |
| alternative form | narner |
| alternative form | nanna |
| alternative form | nan |
Origin of nana
An apheretic form of banana.
Variant spelling of nanna.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάνα (Nána).
Words formed from nana
Phrases with nana
Words that rhyme with nana
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Guadiana
- ikebana
- kana
- mana
- mañana
- nirvana
- poinciana
- Rilkeana
- yana
- Alaskana
- Arthuriana
- Australiana
- Bondiana
- breweriana
- bwana
- Canadiana
- Chauceriana
- comicana
- cricketana
- dhyana
- Disneyana
- Edwardiana
- fata morgana
- fistiana
- Forteana
- ghana
- golfiana
- Guyana
- hentaigana
- Johnsoniana
- Kellyana
- Kiwiana
- liana
- librariana
- man'yōgana
- militariana
- ohana
- omniana
- parmigiana
- Pompeiana
- prana
- Qiana
- railroadiana
- railwayana
- Rosh Hashanah
- Setswana
- Shakespeareana
- Shaviana
Questions about nana
- What does nana mean?
- Nana means a banana.
- What is nana in Hindi?
- Nana in Hindi is नाना. See Nana meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nana?
- Nana can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nana?
- Nana is pronounced /ˈnɑːnə/.
- What is the plural of nana?
- The plural of nana is nanas.
Words near nana in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nana (page history and authors); Nana (page history and authors); nana (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nana (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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