Nana is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Nana one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Nana is the name of a nymph the Greek mythology and is a short form of Ioanna. In Japan and Georgia it is a girl’s name. In France, Nana is considered a diminutive of the name Anna. In Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia and India, Nana is a boy’s name.
The Greek name Nana means “Yahweh is gracious” and “Yahweh is merciful” (from Ioanna). In France, Nana means “grace” and “favor” (from Anna). In Japanese, Nana derived from the lucky number “seven”.
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