Nana (given name)
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Nana is a given name either feminine (in , Korea or Europe ( or )) or masculine (in Ghana or India). It has different meanings depending on the language of origin. In Georgia
, Nana is the fifth most popular given name for girls. In Ghana
, among the Akans and particularly with the Ashanti and the Akuapim, Nana is used as the title of a King or a Queen; it signifies royalty though many people in Ghana use Nana as a given name. In some cases, people who are named after kings may, out of respect for mentioning the king's name adopt the name "Nana" to signify that they have been named after a king.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, Nana is the fifth most popular given name for girls. In Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, among the Akans and particularly with the Ashanti and the Akuapim, Nana is used as the title of a King or a Queen; it signifies royalty though many people in Ghana use Nana as a given name. In some cases, people who are named after kings may, out of respect for mentioning the king's name adopt the name "Nana" to signify that they have been named after a king.
People
- Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944), a GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian politician and diplomat - Nana AlexandriaNana AlexandriaNana Alexandria is a Georgian chess Woman Grandmaster and International Arbiter . She was the challenger in two matches for the Women's World Chess Championship....
(born 1949), a GeorgianGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
chess Grandmaster - Nana Ama McBrownNana Ama McbrownNana Ama McBrown is a Ghanaian actress. She found mainstream success following her rousing performance in the Twi-Language movie Nsem Pii. Nsem Pii is often cited as the movie that ushered Twi-language Ghanaian movies into the mainstream. A fact that is attributed to Nana Ama's performance in the...
, a Ghanaian actress - Nana (Apache)Nana (Apache)Kas-tziden or Haškɛnadɨltla , more widely known by his mexican-spanish appellation Nana , was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apache...
(1800?-1896), a Chiricahua Apache leader - Nana Arhin DuahNana Arhin DuahNana Arhin Duah is a Ghanaian football striker, who last played for Ashanti Gold SC.-Career:Duah began his career by Ashanti Gold SC, here wons with the team 1997 the CAF Champions League and moved after 3 years in January 2000 to Asante Kotoko.In the season 2007/08 he was champion with Asante...
(born 1980), a Ghanaian soccer player - Nana Asma’uNana Asma’uNana Asma’u was a princess, poet, teacher, and daughter of the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman dan Fodio. She remains a revered figure in northern Nigeria...
(1793–1864), a poet, teacher and a revered figure in northern Nigeria - Nana Attakora (born 1989), a CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
soccer player - Nana BryantNana BryantNana Bryant was an American film actress. She appeared in over 100 films between 1935 and 1955.She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California. Her grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery....
(1888–1955), an American film actress - Nana CaymmiNana CaymmiNana Caymmi is a Brazilian singer.Caymmi was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of Dorival Caymmi and Stella Maris. Her first appearance on record was on her father's album Acalanto. She married Venezuelan doctor Gilberto Aponte Paoli and moved there in 1959. She and her husband divorced in...
(born 1941), a Brazilian singer - Nana ChudasamaNana ChudasamaNana Chudasama is an eminent jurist and a former mayor and Sheriff of Mumbai.He is from a noted family of the Gondal, Dist.Rajkot, Gujarat. His father, Mansingh Chudasama, was police commissioner. Nana was second of three brothers, his elder brother the late Mota Chudasama being a noted...
, an eminent jurist, former mayor and Sheriff of MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... - Nana DharmadhikariNana DharmadhikariNanasaheb Dharmadhikari , the spiritual guru had a Sanstha at Revdanda town of the Raigad district....
(1922–2008), an Indian spiritual guru - Nana DjordjadzeNana DjordjadzeNana Jorjadze is a Georgian film director, scriptwriter and actress.Jorjadze was born in Tbilisi, and graduated first from a local musical school , and then from the architectural department at the Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts...
(born 1948), a Georgian film director and scriptwriter - Nana Effah-ApentengNana Effah-ApentengNana Effah-Apenteng was the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations between May 2000 and 2007.-Education:Effah-Apenteng attended the University of Ghana at Legon where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Political science in 1968. He went on to achieve a Master’s degree in African...
, the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations - Nana EikuraNana Eikurais a Japanese model, actress, and occasional radio show host.She was born in Izumi, Kagoshima, Kyushu island and grew up in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. She was scouted in front of 109 in Shibuya, Tokyo when she was in junior high school...
(born 1988), a JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese model and actress - Nana EshunNana EshunIsaac Nana Eshun is a retired Ghanaian professional football forward who played in Ghana and Europe.-International career:Eshun played for the Ghana national football team in Olympic qualifying matches....
(born 1969), a Ghanaian football player - Nana Eshun (born 1982), a Ghanaian football player
- Nana Fadnavis (1742–1800), an influential minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire in Pune, India
- Nana FalemiNana FalemiNgassam Nana Falemi is a Romania-born, Cameroonian football player who last played for Gaz Metan Mediaş in Romania's Liga I...
, a Romanian-Cameroonian football (soccer) player - Nana GbewonyoNana GbewonyoNana Gbewonyo is an actor who played the role of Junior Battle in the film Coach Carter that was released in January 2005. He was born in Accra, Ghana, but moved to California when he was three with his parents. He played college basketball for Washburn University in Kansas and Henderson State...
(born 1980), a Ghanaian actor - Nana GualdiNana GualdiNana Gualdi was a German singer and actress.Gualdi, born as Adriana Klein, had a hit with the German version of the song, "Everybody Loves a Lover", which was popularized in the United States by Doris Day.She appeared in several films including Schlagerrevue 1962. During the 1980s, Ms...
(1932–2007), a German singer and actress - Nana HarutaNana Haruta, born on June 30, 1985, is a female Japanese manga artist. Haruta made her professional manga debut while still in high school in the December 2000 issue of Ribon; at the age of 15, this makes her one of the youngest manga artists to enter the industry...
(born 1985), a Japanese manga artist - Nana HedinNana HedinNana Hedin, also known as Na Na and Nana d'Aquini, is a Swedish singer born May 24, 1968 in Eskilstuna, Södermanland County, Sweden.- Career :...
(born 1968), a Swedish singer - Nana IoselianiNana IoselianiNana Mikhailovna Ioseliani is a Georgian woman chess player. She has held the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title since 1980, and the International Master title since 1993....
(born 1962), a Georgian chess player - Nana IwasakaNana IwasakaNana Iwasaka is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.-Clubs: Fukuoka Municipal Takamiya Junior High Higashikyushu Ryukoku High School Hisamitsu Springs...
(born 1990), a Japanese volleyball player - Nana JoshiNana JoshiPadmanabh Govind "Nana" Joshi was a cricket player who kept wicket for India in Test cricket.Joshi was born in Baroda, Gujarat, India in 1926. He first gained attention as a cricket player when he scored 100 notout for Central Province Governor's XI against the touring Commonwealth XI in addition...
(1926–1987), a cricketer - Nana KataseNana Kataseis a Japanese actress.Katase portrayed Kiyomi Takada in Death Note: The Last Name. She also released a number of albums. "Fantasy" was one of her songs and it was in the third intro of Hikaru no Go. It was part of the "Galaxy, Telepathy, and Fantasy" album and after "Necessary" was made as her single...
(born 1981), a Japanese actress - Nana KeumNana KeumNana Keum was Miss Korea 2002. She participated in Miss Universe pageant in 2003. She is the author of "Everyone Can Do It" and "Study Diary of Nana" . She graduated from Harvard University in 2008 where she majored in Biochemistry. She earned her masters in nutritional science at Columbia...
, Miss Korea 2002 - Nana KitadeNana KitadeNana Kitade , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She has had success as a solo artist, model, actress, fashion designer, and the lead singer of the Germany based noise pop band, "Loveless"....
(born 1987), a Japanese J-Rock singer - Nana KonaduNana KonaduNana Yaw Konadu Yeboah is a retired boxer who won World titles in two different weight divisions. Konadu turned pro in 1985 and in 1989 won the WBC Super Flyweight Title by winning a decision over Gilberto Roman. He lost the belt in his first defense to Sung Kil Moon in 1990 and lost a rematch to...
(born 1964), a retired Ghanaian boxer - Nana KuffourNana KuffourMohammed Tuah Khamis is a Ghanaian-American soccer player.- Career :Kuffour was signed by D.C. United as a developmental player during the 2004 season, after having immigrated to the United States from Ghana and receiving citizenship. Before playing for United, Kuffour most recently played for...
(born 1985), a Ghanaian-American soccer player - Nana MeskhidzeNana MeskhidzeNana Meskhidze , was a Georgian painter, honored artist of Georgia. She belongs to top Georgian artists of 1960x. Participated in many exhibitions.- Biography :...
(1936–1997), a Georgian artist-painter - Nana MikiNana Mikiis a dancer and choreographer living in New York City.-Dancing career:Nana Miki started her career as a ballet dancer in Japan, traveling internationally. She moved to the United States in 2003 and graduated in modern dance under merit scholarship at the Merce Cunningham Studio while pursuing...
(born 1976), a dancer and choreographer leaving in New York City - Nana MizukiNana Mizukiis a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000...
(born 1980), a Japanese voice actress and singer - Nana MouskouriNana MouskouriNana Mouskouri , born Ioánna Moúschouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece, is a Greek singer who has sold about 300 million records worldwide in a career spanning over five decades, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She was known as Nána to her friends and...
(born 1934), a Greek singer - Nana MiyagiNana MiyagiNana Smith Rogers, previously is a Japanese American tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington. She plays right-handed, and hits both forehand and backhand double-handed. She turned pro in March, 1988, and retired in 2006...
(born 1971), a Japanese American tennis player - Nana NatsumeNana Natsumeis an award-winning former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan.-Life and career:Natsume was born on January 23, 1980 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan...
(born 1980), a Japanese award-winning former AV idol and celebrity - Nana of IberiaNana of IberiaNana was a Queen Consort of Caucasian Iberia as the second wife of Mirian III in the 4th century. She is regarded as saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church for her role in conversion of the Iberians to Christianity....
, a 4th-century Georgian queen - Nana Ofori-TwumasiNana Ofori-TwumasiSeth Nana Ofori-Twumasi is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northampton Town.-Early life:Ofori-Twumasi was born in Accra, Ghana and moved to England at the age of nine. He grew up on a housing estate in west London....
(born 1990), a professional Ghanaian-born English footballer - Nana OlomuNana OlomuNana Olomu was an Itsekiri chief and merchant from the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. He was the fourth Itsekiri chief to hold the position of Governor of Benin River.-Background to conflict with the British:...
, an Itsekiri chief and merchant from the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria - Nana Osei Bonsu IINana Osei Bonsu IIDaasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II, known in private life as Saint Oswald Gyimah-Kessie was in 1999 the regent of the Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana, and is the Mamponghene , of the Beretuo clan....
(born 1939), the regent of the Ashanti Kingdom - Nana Owusu-NsiahNana Owusu-NsiahNana Stephen Owusu-Nsiah is a police officer and diplomat. He is the Ghanaian ambassador to Israel and a former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service .-Career:Owusu-Nsiah was appointed by President Kufuor as the IGP in 2001...
, a Ghanaian diplomat and ambassador - Nana OzakiNana Ozakiis a Japanese gravure idol, belonged to the talent agency Fang. She is from Osaka and interested in tennis, long-distance track event and Western popular music.She belonged to the talent agency Artist Box until December 28, 2007.-Profile:...
, a Japanese gravure idol - Nana Ozaki (actress)Nana Ozaki (actress)was a Japanese actress. She is from Toyonaka, Osaka Pref., Japan. Her real name is Toshiko Ishihara, or Toshiko Ozaki in her spinsterhood.In 1969, she won the Elan d'Or Prize. She was active in the various movies, i.e...
, a Japanese actress - Nana PalsikarNana PalsikarNana Palsikar was an Indian film actor, who appeared in over 80 Hindi films. He made his film debut in 1935 with Dhuwandhar, and went on to play character roles in both Hindi mainstream and arthouse films...
(1907–1984), an Indian film actor - Nana PatekarNana PatekarVishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...
, an Indian actor and filmmaker - Nana PatilNana PatilNana Patil, popularly known as Krantisinha was an Indian independence activist and Member of Parliament for the Communist Party of India representing Satara. Earlier, he had been a founder of the revolutionary 'Prati-sarkar' formed in Satara district of west Maharashtra...
(-1976), an Indian independence activist - Nana (rapper)Nana (rapper)Nana Kwame Abrokwa is a German rapper and DJ, performing under the pseudonyms Nana or Darkman / Nana. Nana is not an actual first name, but a Ghanaian title of nobility...
, a German rapper and DJ - Nana SahibNana SahibNana Sahib , born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian leader during the Rebellion of 1857. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II, he sought to restore the Maratha confederacy and the Peshwa tradition....
(born 1824), an Indian leader during the rebellion of 1857 - Nana Sir Ofori Atta INana Sir Ofori Atta INana Sir Ofori Atta I was the Okyenhene or King of Akyem Abuakwa, one of the largest and wealthiest kingdoms of the then Gold Coast Colony, from his election in 1912 until his death in 1943....
(born 1881-), a King of Akyem Abuakwa in 1912 - Nana TakedaNana Takedain Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national champion. She won a gold and a silver medal on the 2006 Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed fifth at the Junior Grand Prix Final.-Programs:-Post-2005:-Pre-2005:...
(born 1988), a Japanese figure skater - Nana TanimuraNana Tanimura, is a Japanese pop singer.- Background :Tanimura was raised mainly in Osaka. She moved frequently between Osaka and Hawaii between the ages of 3 and 8, after which she also stayed for an extended period of time in Los Angeles....
(born 1987), a Japanese pop singer - Naná VasconcelosNaná VasconcelosNaná Vasconcelos is a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, most notable for his works with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Egberto Gismonti, and Gato Barbieri....
(born 1944), a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player - Nana VisitorNana VisitorNana Visitor , born Nana Tucker, is an American actress, best known for playing Kira Nerys in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Jean Ritter in the television series Wildfire.-Early life:...
(born 1957), an American actress - Nana YamaguchiNana Yamaguchiis a Japanese voice actress currently represeneted by the Aoni Production.-Notable voice work:*Space Pirate Captain Harlock *Starzinger *Kaleido Star *Candy Candy is a Japanese voice actress currently represeneted by the Aoni Production.-Notable voice work:*Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Shizuka...
(born 1938), a Japanese seiyū - Nana YanagisawaNana Yanagisawais a Japanese actress and fashion model. She appeared in Kamen Rider Kiva as Megumi Aso, one of the lead heroines. She also starred in Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World as this role...
(born 1987), a Japanese actress and fashion model
Manga
- a girl with bat powers in the manga +Anima
- a character in the anime series Elfen Lied
- Nana OsakiNana Osakiis a fictional character in the manga/anime series Nana, by Ai Yazawa. She is the titular "Nana" of the series, along with Nana Komatsu.To disambiguate between the girls, the English-language publisher of the manga, VIZ Media, uses Nana O. to refer to Nana Osaki.-Character history:Nana O. was born...
, a character in the Japanese manga Nana - Nana KomatsuNana Komatsuis a fictional character in the manga/anime series, NANA, by Ai Yazawa. She is the titular "Nana" of the series, along with Nana Osaki.To disambiguate between the girls, she is generally referred to as 'Hachi' by her friends, and the English-language publisher of the manga, VIZ Media, uses Nana K....
, a character in the Japanese manga Nana - a character in Cyborg Kuro-chanCyborg Kuro-chanis a shōnen manga series created by Naoki Yokōchi, serialized in Kodansha's Comic BonBon magazine. Eleven volumes of the manga were released between 1998 and 2002. It centers around the titular character, a housecat who is kidnapped and modified by a mad scientist to be a part of a cyborg army bent...
- a character in Battle Angel Alita
Other characters
- Nana April JunNana April JunNana April Jun is one of the personae of Christofer Lämgren , a Swedish artist who works with text, audio, image and installation.-The Ontology of Noise:...
, one of the personae of Christofer Lämgren, a Swedish artist. - Nana Dawson, a character in Heroes
- Nana McQueen, a character in Hollyoaks
- Nana Moon, a character in the popular British BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Nana Oyl, the mother of cartoon character Olive OylOlive OylOlive Oyl is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929...
- a character in the Ice ClimberIce Climberis a vertical platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for release on the Nintendo Famicom in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1985...
video game - the NewfoundlandNewfoundland (dog)The Newfoundland is a breed of large dog. Newfoundlands can be black, brown, gray, or black and white. They were originally bred and used as a working dog for fishermen in the Dominion of Newfoundland, now part of Canada. They are known for their giant size, tremendous strength, calm dispositions,...
nurse of Wendy, John and Michael in Peter PanCharacters of Peter PanThe works of J. M. Barrie about Peter Pan feature many memorable characters. The numerous adaptations and sequels to those stories feature many of the same characters, and introduce new ones... - Nana, a minor recurring character from Grandia 1Grandia (video game)is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts originally for the Sega Saturn console as the first game in their Grandia series. Initially released in Japan in January 1997, the game was later ported to the PlayStation in June 1999, with an English version of the game appearing on the platform...