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Nana (given Name)
Nana is a given name that has different origins in several countries across the world. Its use as a feminine or masculine name varies culturally. It is feminine in Japan, Georgia and Greece, and it is masculine in Ethiopia and India, and epicene (unisex/gender neutral) in Ghana and Indonesia. In Georgia, Nana is the fifth most popular given name for girls. In Ghana, among the Akan people, particularly the Akyem, Ashanti and Akuapim peoples, Nana is used as the title of a monarch to signify their status. Furthermore, the stool name of kings and queens is always preceded by Nana. Non-royal Ghanaian people also use Nana as a given name. In some cases, they may adopt the name Nana, if they have been named after a monarch. In Ghana, one can respectfully refer to a King or Queen as Nana without mentioning their full name; much like using "Your Highness". In India, nana means father in Telugu language and grandpa in Hindi, Urdu language from mother side . People Acting * Nana Brya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisex Name
A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some countries have Naming laws, laws preventing unisex names, requiring parents to give their children sex-specific names. In other countries or cultures, social norms oppose such names and transgressions may result in discrimination, ridicule, and psychological abuse. Names may have different gender connotations from country to country or language to language. For example, the Italian male name ''Andrea'' (derived from Greek ''Andreas'') is understood as a female name in many languages, such as English, German, Hungarian, Czech, and Spanish. Parents may name their child in honor of a person of another sex, which – if done widely – can result in the name becoming unisex. For example, Christians, particularly Catholics, may give a child a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Ozaki (actress)
is a retired 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. ''Kaze no Bojo'', and in 1973 she got married with the cinema director Shigeru Ishihara Shigeru (written: , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, a Japanese architect *, a Japanese voice actor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese socialist ..., so that she retired as an actress. External links * Nana Ozaki - Introduction with photos 1948 births Living people Japanese actresses People from Toyonaka, Osaka {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Okada (singer, Born 1959)
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress and former idol singer. Biography Nana Okada got her start in show business in the TV Asahi program ''"Anata o Star Ni!"'' (You Are a Star!) in 1974. She was signed to NAV Records and released her first single, ''"Hitorigoto"'' (Soliloquy), in May 1975. In the spring of 1976 she released her biggest hit and signature song ''"''" (The Hills of Youth), which reached the Oricon top 30. Other top 40 hits would follow, such as ''"''Wakai Kisetsu" (The Young Season), ''"''Teami no Present''"'' (Hand-knitted Present) and ''"''Soyokaze to Watashi''"'' (The Breeze And I). Her last single was released in 1986. Nana Okada has also acted in movies and drama series. In May 1977, a man armed with a knife invaded Okada's apartment and held her captive for five hours before escaping. Okada was injured on both hands, but was otherwise not physically assaulted. The perpetrator was never identified, and Okada suffered a decline in popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Mouskouri
Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( el, Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη ) (born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer. Over the span of her career, she has released over 200 albums in at least twelve languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican. Mouskouri became well known throughout Europe for the song "The White Rose of Athens", recorded first in German as "Weiße Rosen aus Athen" as an adaptation of her Greek song "" (''San sfyríxeis tris forés'', "When you whistle three times"). It became her first record to sell over one million copies. Later in 1963, she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " À force de prier". Her friendship with the composer Michel Legrand led to the recording by Mouskouri of the theme song of the Oscar-nominated film ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg''. From 1968 to 1976, she hosted her own TV show produced by BBC, ''Presenting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Mizuki
is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator from Niihama, Ehime. She is represented by the agency StarCrew. Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name, Nana Kondō, in 1993 and made her debut as a voice actress in 1996. Her prominent roles include Hinata Hyuga in the long-running ninja series ''Naruto'' as well in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', Tamao Tamamura in ''Shaman King'' 2001 and 2021, Colette Brunel in '' Tales of Symphonia'', Fate Testarossa in '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'', Tsubasa Kazanari in '' Symphogear'', Moka Akashiya in '' Rosario + Vampire'', Tsubomi Hanasaki (Cure Blossom) in '' Heartcatch Precure!'' and Ann Takamaki in ''Persona 5''. She also had official dubbing roles in live action version of ''Itazura na Kiss'' from Korea and Taiwan, as well in ''Hunger Games'' film series as Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence). She is also the famous dubbing roles for Ariel Lin. Mizuki released her first si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Kitade
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has (or had) success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer. Kitade is particularly known for her songs appearing in various anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening and endings. Kitade was featured on the cover of the ''Gothic & Lolita Bible'', as well as featured in '' Neo'' and ''Kera'' magazines. She has toured Asia, Europe, and North America. Life and career 1987–2001: early life As a child, Kitade wanted to be a singer and/or an anime artist. She started learning the piano at the age of three and wrote her own lyrics at twelve. In junior high school, she became a fan of Ringo Shiina and learned to play the guitar, traveling frequently to Tokyo for singing lessons. 2002–05: debut and ''18: Eighteen'' In February 2002 Kitade passed a Sony Music Japan audition and was chosen as the Sapporo area representative and was given the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Hedin
Nana Ann-Helene Hedin Pranschke, known as Nana Hedin and also known as Na Na and Nana d'Aquini (born May 24, 1968 in Eskilstuna, Södermanland, Sweden), is a Swedish singer. Career NaNa Hedin started her career in the late 1980s, and worked primarily at the Cheiron Studios in Stockholm along with the Cheiron producers Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, etc. She recorded backup vocals for many artists such as Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Gary Barlow, Ace of Base, Aqua, and many others. Hedin also recorded lead vocals for other Swedish artists such as Dr. Alban ("Look Who's Talking"), Stakka Bo (" Here We Go" and the whole ''Supermarket'' album released in 1993), Amadin ("Alrabaiye") or Flexx ("Wake Up"). In 2000, Hedin released her own single "Fame 2000" as NaNa D'Aquini under the Danish label Merlin / Playground Scandinavia. It was a cover and remix of the 1980s hit " Fame" by Irene Cara. A music video was shot in Las Vegas and the song was remixed by several DJs wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Caymmi
Nana Caymmi (b. Dinahir Tostes Caymmi, April 29, 1941) 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 1966, at which time she moved back to Rio. At this time, she became involved with the Tropicalia movement; she became romantically involved with Gilberto Gil, whom she married in 1967 and divorced the year thereafter. In 1966, she sang "Saveiros" at the first Festival Internacional da Canção in Rio, and won first place in the national phase of the competition, despite boos from the crowd, who preferred Gal Costa's rendition of Gil's "Minha Senhora".Nana Caymmiat Allmusic Caymmi became a controversial figure, not at home in the Tropicalia scene nor in the protest song movement. Only marginally successful, she found work singing in Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Meskhidze
Nana Meskhidze (Georgian: ნანა მესხიძე; 13 March 1936 – 31 August 1997), was an artist of Georgia. She participated in many exhibitions. Biography Meskhidze was born on 13 March 1936 in Tbilisi. Her father was Archil Meskhidze who was the conductor of the Georgian folk music choir and his mother was Anna Avlokhashvili, an artist with the Marjanishvili Theater. In 1944 she went to Ilia Chavchavadze Women's High School and in 1951 she started her studies with Iakob Nikoladze at the art school in Tbilisi. In 1957 she studied at the Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts. In 1963 Meskhidze left and began participating in exhibitions where the main theme of her works are Сhildren and Motherhood. In 1965 she became a member of USSR Union of Artists and in 1977 she was an honoured artist of the Georgian republic. Meskhidze was one of the "Five Georgian Artists" who created an exhibition in Moscow in 1977. The other artists were Radish Tordia, Givi Narmania, Zurab Razm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Haruta
, is a Japanese manga artist. At the age of 15, she debuted with the short comic ''Ai no Ai Shirushi'' in 2000 and has been since known for her works '' Stardust Wink'' and '' Tsubasa to Hotaru''. Career Haruta published her first story at the age of 15 with ''Ai no Ai Shirushi'', which was first published in the December 2000 issue of ''Ribon Original was a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha. It was a sister magazine of '' Ribon'', and was published from 1981 until 2006. New and up-and-coming ''Ribon'' manga artists A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As ...'', making her one of the youngest artists to professionally debut as a manga artists. Works Series Short stories Anthologies Non-anthology stories Illustration credits References Manga artists from Niigata Prefecture 1985 births Living people Women manga artists {{Manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Yanagisawa
is a Japanese fashion model and actress. 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. She also had a guest appearance as Phantom Thief Selene in Task 13 of ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger''. She also plays an important role in ''Forbidden Siren 2'', a survival horror game for the PlayStation 2 console, where her face model and voice was implemented for main character Ikuko Kifune (木船 郁子 Kifune Ikuko). Filmography TV, cinema, movie, game * 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva (Tokusatsu series, TV Asahi) as Megumi Aso * 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva The Movie: The King of Hell Castle as Megumi Aso * 2006 - GoGo Sentai Boukenger as Phantom Thief Selene * 2006 - Forbidden Siren 2 (PlayStation 2) as Ikuko Kifune * 2003 - Battle Royale II: Requiem as Mayu Hasuda Discography * "Feel the same" with Yu Takahashi is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted on a major lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Yamaguchi
is a Japanese actress and voice actress represented by Aoni Production. Some of her major roles are Sally's mom and Sumire in the original ''Sally the Witch'' series, Furu-Furu in ''Majokko Megu-chan'', and Queen Sayuri Kinniku in ''Kinnikuman''. Filmography Anime Tokusatsu References External links * * 1938 births Living people Voice actresses from Tokyo Japanese voice actresses Aoni Production voice actors {{Japan-voice-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
