Nanna Definition

nänä
noun
The Mesopotamian god of the full moon.
American Heritage

Grandmother.

Wiktionary
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pronoun

The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.

Wiktionary

(Norse mythology) A goddess, the wife of Balder.

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Other Word Forms of Nanna

Noun

Singular:
Nanna
Plural:
nannas

Origin of Nanna

  • Of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave,daring"); or from an Old Norse baby talk word for "mother".

    From Wiktionary

  • Sumerian nannar, nanna from Akkadian nannāru luminary nwr in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother").

    From Wiktionary

Nanna Sentence Examples

  • Afterwards in Nanna (1848) he discussed the supposed souls of plants, and in Zendavesta (1851) the supposed souls of the earth and the rest of the world.

  • Stricken by remorse, she entered Torpor and was revived by Nanna with his own blood, shortly before the founding of Rome.

  • Whilst I took Nanna home, she did some maths of some sort - ordinal numbers apparently from Singapore maths 1a thinking skills.

  • According to northern mythology, Forseti, a son of Balder and Nanna, the god of justice, had a temple on the island, which was subsequently destroyed by St Ludger.

  • Stricken by remorse, she entered torpor and was revived by Nanna with his own blood, shortly before the founding of Rome.

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