Nan or NAN may refer to:

Places

China

Nan County Nan County, or Nanxian () is a counties of China, county in the Provinces of China, Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang. Located in the northern margin of the province, the county is bor ...

, Yiyang, Hunan, China *

Nan Commandery Nan Commandery ( zh, 南郡, "Southern Commandery") was a Chinese commandery that existed from the Warring States period to Tang dynasty. Its territories covered present-day central and western Hubei province, as well as parts of Chongqing. The seat ...

, historical commandery in Hubei, China

Thailand

* Nan province **

Nan, Thailand Nan ( th, น่าน, ) is a town in northern Thailand. It is north of Bangkok. It is in the centre of Nan Province which bears its name, and of which it is the former administrative capital. It covers ''tambon'' Nai Wiang and parts of ''tamb ...

, the administrative capital of Nan province *

Nan River The Nan River ( th, แม่น้ำน่าน, , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. Geography The Nan River originates in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province. The provinces ...

People

Given name

* Nan A. Talese (born 1933), American retired editor *

Nan Achnas Nan Triveni Achnas is an Indonesian film director. Born in Singapore in 1963, she grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Achnas graduated from the Faculty of Film and Television at the Jakarta Institute of the Arts. She also completed a master's deg ...

(born 1963), Indonesian film director * Nan Agle (1905-2006), American children's book writer * Nan Allely, Irish former lawn- and indoor bowler *

Nan Aron Nan Aron (born 1948) is an American lawyer and the founder and president of Alliance for Justice (AFJ), a liberal judicial advocacy group in the United States. Staunchly progressive, Aron has been a noted opponent of conservative judicial nominee ...

(born 1948), American lawyer *

Nan Aspinwall Nan Jeanne Aspinwall Gable Lambell (February 2, 1880 in New York – October 24, 1964) was the first woman to ride on horseback across North America alone. She rode from San Francisco to New York from September 1, 1910, arriving on July 8, 1911 on ...

(1880–1964), American oriental dancer, horsewoman, sharpshooter, and roper * Nan Aye Khine (born 1976), Burmese weightlifter *

Nan B. Frank Nan B. Frank was a social worker and women's suffrage leader. Early life Nan Bamburgh was born on May 2, 1886, in Princeton, Illinois Princeton is a city in and the county seat of Bureau County, Illinois, Bureau County, Illinois, United State ...

(1886–1980), American social worker and women's suffrage leader *

Nan Baird Agnes Steel "Nan" Baird (married name Wardlaw; 26 May 1911 – 25 October 1993) was a Scottish amateur golfer. She won the 1934 Scottish Women's Amateur Championship and played in the 1938 Curtis Cup. Golf career In 1929 Baird became the firs ...

(1911–1993), Scottish amateur golfer *

Nan Baker Nan Baker (born December 3, 1954) is a Republican politician. Formerly, she represented the 16th district as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016. Life and career Baker was a member of the Westlake City Council, and sh ...

(born 1954), American Republican politician *

Nan Bangs McKinnell Nan Bangs McKinnell (1913–2012) was an American ceramicist and educator. Nan was a founding member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, a member of the American Craft Council College of Fellows, along with receiving several ...

(1913–2012), American ceramicist and educator * Nan Bentzen Skille (born 1945), Norwegian biographer and columnist *

Nan Bernstein Ratner Nan Bernstein Ratner is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ratner is a board-recognized specialist in child language disorders. Her primary areas of research are fluency develo ...

, American professor and board-recognized specialist in child language disorders *

Nan Blair Nan Blair (September 28, 1891 – August 15, 1944), born Clyte Cosper, was an American screenwriter and literary agent active primarily during Hollywood's silent era. Personal life Blair was born in Dallas, Oregon, to Otis Cosper and Nettie Nie ...

(1891–1944), American screenwriter and literary agent * Nan Bosler (born 1935), Australian community activist and advocate for young people, the elderly, and people with disabilities *

Nan Braunton Minnie Malinda "Nan" Braunton (4 April 1895 – 27 March 1978) was a British actress who had a prolific stage career during the 1930s and 1940s but who is best remembered for playing Cissy Godfrey in the BBC comedy ''Dad's Army''. Braunton was ...

(1895–1978), British actress * Nan Brooks, American children's book illustrator * Nan Campbell (1926−2013), American politician *

Nan Chauncy Nan Chauncy (28 May 1900 – 1 May 1970) was a British-born Australian children's writer. Early life Chauncy was born Nancen Beryl Masterman in Northwood, Middlesex (now in London), and emigrated to Tasmania, Australia, with her family in 1912 ...

(1900–1970), British-born Australian children's writer *

Nan Cohen Nan Cohen (born 1968) is an American poet and teacher. She has published two poetry collections, ''Rope Bridge'' and ''Unfinished City''. Life She was raised in Reisterstown, Maryland, and graduated from Yale University and the University of Calif ...

(born 1968), American poet and teacher *

Nan Cross Nan Cross (3 January 1928 – 14 July 2007) was a South African anti-apartheid and anti- conscription activist. Early life Cross was born in Pretoria, South Africa before the Apartheid era, when racial segregation was less formalised. Her fathe ...

(1928–2007), South African anti-apartheid and anti-conscription activist * Nan Cuz (1927–2019), German–Guatemalan painter * Nan Dieter-Conklin (1926–2014), American radio astronomer *

Nan Dirk de Graaf Nan Dirk de Graaf (born 1958) is a Dutch sociologist working in Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He is known for his work on social stratification, religion (with a focus on secularisation), political sociology, the impact of social mobil ...

(born 1958), Dutch sociologist *

Nan Doak-Davis Nanette ("Nan") Doak-Davis (born March 7, 1962) is a former American long-distance runner who is a United States national champion in the marathon. Doak-Davis attended University of Iowa where she was a six-time All-American in track and field ...

(born 1962), American former long-distance runner *

Nan Dunbar Nan Dunbar (18 July 1928 – 3 April 2005) was Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Somerville College, Oxford. She is known for her 1995 edition of Aristophanes' '' The Birds''. Early life and education Dunbar was born in Glasgow in 1928, where sh ...

(1928–2005), Scottish academic *

Nan Fairbrother Nancy Mary Fairbrother (1913–1971) was an English writer and lecturer on landscape and land use. She was a member of the UK Institute of Landscape Architects, now the Landscape Institute. Her brother, James Alick (Rex) Fairbrother, was also a l ...

(1913–1971), English writer and lecturer on landscape and land use * Nan Fry (1945–2016), American poet * Nan Giese (1922–2012), Australian leader in education and the visual and performing arts * Nan Gindele (1910–1992), American athlete *

Nan Goldin Nancy Goldin (born September 12, 1953) is an American photographer and activist. Her work often explores LGBT subcultures, moments of intimacy, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the opioid epidemic. Her most notable work is '' The Ballad of Sexual Depe ...

(born 1953), American photographer and activist *

Nan Green Nan Green (19 November 1904 - 6 April 1984), was a British communist who in October 1936 volunteered to join her husband George on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War. She worked in several hospitals as a medical administrator and collator ...

(1904–1984), British communist *

Nan Grey Nan Grey (born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller; July 25, 1918 – July 25, 1993) was an American film actress. Early years Grey was born in Houston, Texas. In 1934, at age 16, she went to Hollywood with her mother for a holiday. She was persuaded by ...

(1918–1993), American film actress *

Nan Grogan Orrock Nan Grogan Orrock (born November 8, 1943) is an American politician serving as the Democratic State Senator in the Georgia State Senate, representing Senate District 36 in eastern Atlanta. Following the 2006 retirement of State Senator Sam Zam ...

(born 1943), American member of the Georgia House of Representatives and State Senator * Nan Halperin (1898–1963), Russian-born American singing comedian *

Nan Hayworth Nan Alison Hayworth (née Sutter; born December 14, 1959) is an American ophthalmologist and former Congresswoman for . A Republican, she was elected in 2010. In 2012, after redistricting, Hayworth ran for reelection in the new 18th district. ...

(born 1959), American ophthalmologist and former U.S. Representative from New York's 19th Congressional District *

Nan Hoover Nan Hoover (12 May 1931 – 9 June 2008) was a Dutch/American-expatriate artist who is known for her pioneering work in video art, photography and performance art. She spent almost four decades living and working in the Netherlands.Nan Hunt Nan Hunt (1918–2015) was an Australian children's writer who also wrote as N. L. Ray. She was a two-time winner of the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature. Life and career Nancy Louise Ray was born on 16 September 1918 and gre ...

(1918–2015), Australian children's writer * Nan Hutton (1917–1984), Australian journalist, columnist, and writer * Nan Inger Östman (1923–2015), Swedish author of children's literature *

Nan Ino Cooper, 10th Baroness Lucas Nan Ino Cooper, 10th Baroness Lucas and 6th Lady Dingwall (13 June 1880 – 1958) was a British nurse and educator. Early life and education Born in Blandford, Dorset, Nan Ino Herbert Cooper was the daughter of Auberon Edward William Molyneux ...

(1880–1958), British nurse and educator *

Nan Joyce Nan Joyce (1940 – 7 August 2018) was an Irish Travellers' rights activist. She worked to improve the lives of Travellers in Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1981 until her death in 2018. She was the first Traveller candidate in an Irish gener ...

(1940–2018), Irish Travellers' rights activist * Nan Kelley (born c. 1965), American former Miss Mississippi (1985) *

Nan Kempner Nan Kempner (July 24, 1930 – July 3, 2005) was a New York City socialite, reputed for her fashion sense and her philanthropy. Biography Born Nan Field Schlesinger in San Francisco, Kempner was the only child in a wealthy family. Her father, A ...

(1930–2005), American New York socialite *

Nan Kinross Nancy Joan Kinross (30 October 1926 – 17 May 2021) was a New Zealand nurse and nursing academic. In 1985, she was appointed the first professor of nursing at Massey University, and was the second female professor at the university. Biography ...

(1926–2021), New Zealand nurse and nursing academic *

Nan Knighton Nan Knighton is an American poet, playwright and lyricist. Biography Knighton is the daughter of physician Dr. Donald Proctor and artist Janice Proctor. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she is a 1965 graduate of Bryn Mawr School, with an unde ...

, American poet, playwright, and lyricist * Nan Kyay Ngon (born 1987), Burmese footballer *

Nan Laird Nan McKenzie Laird (born September 18, 1943) is the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of Public Health, Emerita in Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She served as Chair of the Department from 1990 to 1999. She was the H ...

(born 1943), American professor of public health * Nan Lawson Cheney (1897–1985), Canadian painter and medical artist *

Nan Leslie Nanette June Leslie (June 4, 1926 – July 30, 2000) was an American actress. She was known for playing Martha McGivern in the American western television series '' The Californians''. Life and career Leslie was born in Los Angeles, Cali ...

(1926–2000), American actress * Nan Levinson (born 1949), American writer, journalist, and teacher * Nan Lurie (1906–1985), American printmaker and engraver * Nan Marie Jokerst, American professor of electrical- and computer engineering *

Nan Marriott-Watson Nan Marriott-Watson was a British character actress and Broadway theatre performer born 31 August 1899 in West Derby, Lancashire. A character actress in the 1950s, 60s and '70s, she played the famous character of Doris Archer in The Archers from 1 ...

(1899–1982), British character actress and Broadway theatre performer *

Nan Martin Nan Martin (July 15, 1927 – March 4, 2010) was an American actress who starred in movies and on television. Life and career Early life Born in Decatur, Illinois, and raised in Santa Monica, California, she attended Santa Monica High School. ...

(1927–2010), American actress and comedian * Nan Mason (1896–1982), American painter and photographer * Nan McDonald (1921–1974), Australian poet and editor *Nan McDonald, Canadian candidate in the

Communist Party of Canada candidates in the 1984 Canadian federal election The Communist Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page. Ontario Nancy (Nan) McDonald (Eglinton� ...

* Nan McKay (1892–1986), Métis librarian * Nan Melville (1949–2022), American photographer *

Nan Merriman Katherine Ann Merriman (April 28, 1920 – July 22, 2012) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Biography A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she performed with her pianist brother, J. Vick O'Brien (later president of the Pittsburgh Nation ...

(1920–2012), American operatic mezzo-soprano * Nan Moe Moe Htwe (born 1983), Burmese politician *Nan Murphy, Canadian candidate in the

Liberal-Progressive Party candidates in the 1953 Manitoba provincial election The Manitoba Liberal-Progressive Party ran fifty candidates in the 1953 provincial election. Thirty-two of these candidates were elected, giving the party a majority government in the legislature. Many Liberal-Progressive candidates have their o ...

* Nan Ni Ni Aye (born 1969), Burmese politician *

Nan Nyunt Swe Nan Nyunt Swe ( my, နန်းညွန့်ဆွေ, ; 1923 – 14 July 2010), born Aung Thein, was a distinguished Burmese writer, writing over 1,200 poems and 800 articles throughout his sixty-year-long career, focusing primarily on musi ...

(1923–2010), Burmese writer * Nan Peete (born 1938), American Episcopal priest *

Nan Phelps Nan Phelps (née Hinkle; August 25, 1904 – January 17, 1990), was an American folk artist from London, Kentucky. Phelps’ work has often been compared to that of the more famous Grandma Moses in both style and subject matter. Biography Phelps ...

(1904–1990), American folk artist *

Nan Rae A. W. "Nan" Rae (born 13 January 1944) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer. Swimming career She won a bronze medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. She finished sixth in the same event at the ...

(born 1944), Scottish former competitive swimmer * Nan Ribera (born 1975), Spanish retired footballer *

Nan Rich Nan H. Rich (born February 9, 1942) is an American politician from the state of Florida and currently serves as a county commissioner in Broward County, Florida. Career She served as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate from 2004 to 2012 ...

(born 1942), American member of the Florida Senate and former member of the House of Representatives *

Nan C. Robertson Nan C. Robertson (July 11, 1926 – October 13, 2009) was an American journalist, author and instructor in journalism. Her awards included a Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. Five decades in journalism Born in Chicago, Illinois, Robertson atten ...

(1926–2009), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and instructor in journalism * Nan Ryan (1936–2017), American writer of romance novels * Nan Sandar Hla Htun (born 1993), Burmese actress, model, and former beauty queen *

Nan Sheets Nannine Jane "Nan" Quick Sheets (December 9, 1885 – September 1976) was an American painter, printmaker, and museum director. It has been said that she, along with Oscar Jacobsen, created the artistic community in central Oklahoma. Biography Bo ...

(1885–1976), American painter, printmaker, and museum director *

Nan Shepherd Anna "Nan" Shepherd (11 February 1893 – 27 February 1981) was a Scottish Modernist writer and poet, best known for her seminal mountain memoir, ''The Living Mountain'', based on experiences of hill walking in the Cairngorms. This is noted as a ...

(1893–1981), Scottish Modernist writer and poet *

Nan Su Yati Soe Nan Su Yati Soe ( my, နန်းဆုရတီစိုး; also spelt Nansu Yati Soe, born 18 September 1987) is a Burmese actress, model, singer and TV host who has achieved fame and success as an actress and singer. Throughout her successf ...

(born 1987), Burmese actress, model, singer, and TV host * Nan Thuzar Win (born 1981), Burmese politician * Nan Tom Teaimín de Búrca, Irish traditional sean-nós singer *

Nan Wood Honeyman Nan Honeyman (née Wood; July 15, 1881 – December 10, 1970) was an American politician from the state of Oregon. A native of New York, she was the daughter of author and attorney Charles Erskine Scott Wood. After growing up in Oregon, she serve ...

, (1881–1970), American first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Oregon *

Nan Youngman Nancy Mayhew Youngman OBE, (28 June 1906 – 17 April 1995), was an English painter and educationalist. Youngman is remembered primarily as a painter, but from before the war to the mid-1960s she was an influential figure in art education, as ...

(1906–1995), English painter and educationalist

Chinese name

* Nan Geng, a king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China *

Nan Hanchen Nan Hanchen (; 1895 – January 27, 1967) was the first governor of the People's Bank of China (1949–1954). He was born in Hongdong County, Linfen, Shanxi Province. He died during the Cultural Revolution. He was a delegate to the 1st National ...

(1895–1967), Chinese governor *

Nan Hu Nan Hu is a Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist who researches gastrointestinal cancers. She is a staff scientist in the metabolic epidemiology branch at the National Cancer Institute. Life Hu received ...

, Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist *

Nan Huai-Chin Nan Huai-Chin () (March 18, 1918 – September 29, 2012) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. A well-regarded spiritual teacher in contemporary China, he was considered by many to be the major force in the revival ...

(1918–2012), Chinese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, teacher, and writer *

Nan Lin Nan Lin (born 1938 in Chongqing, China) is the Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of Sociology of the Trinity College, Duke University. He is most notable for his research and writing on social networks and social capital. Biography Lin received ...

(born 1938), Chinese professor of sociology *

Nan Qi (artist) Nan Qi or Nan Xi (; born 2 June 1960) is a Chinese artist based in Beijing. He is best known for his "halo dot" paintings which combine traditional Ink wash painting, Chinese ink painting methodology with modern technology, creating a "Ben-Day d ...

(born 1960), Chinese artist *

Nan Rendong Nan Rendong (, 19 February 1945–15 September 2017) was a Chinese astronomer of Manchu descent. Nan Rendong was a researcher at National Astronomical Observatory of China, and he was the founder, Chief Scientist and the Chief Engineer of the F ...

(1945–2017), Chinese astronomer of Manchu descent *

Nan Song (disambiguation) Nan Song may refer to: *Southern Song (1127–1279), the second period of the Song dynasty *Song Nan (born 1990), Chinese figure skater surnamed Song *Nan Song (footballer) Nan Song (; ; born 21 June 1997) is a Chinese footballer of Korean desce ...

* Nan Xiaoheng (born 1995), Chinese footballer * Nan Yunqi (born 1993), Chinese football player *

Nan Zhang (actress) Nan Zhang (born November 1, 1986, ) is an American actress and model. She co-starred as Kati Farkas in The CW teen drama, ''Gossip Girl'', until the show ended in 2012. Early life and education Born in Bengbu in the province of Anhui, China, ...

(born 1986), Chinese-American actress *

King Nan of Zhou King Nan of Zhou (Ji Yan; ?–256 BC), less commonly known as King Yin of Zhou, was the 37th and last king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty, the son of King Shenjing of Zhou and grandson of King Xian of Zhou. He was king from 314 BC until his death i ...

(r. 314–256 BC), last ruler of the Chinese Zhou dynasty *

Luo Nan Luo Nan (born 1986-11-03 in Anshan, Liaoning) is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Major achievements *2001 National Games - 1st 200m breast/4 × 100 m medley relay; *2006 Asian Games 6 (six ...

(born 1986), Chinese swimmer *

Sima Nan Sima Nan (; born 22 June 1956), real name Yu Li (), is a Chinese television pundit, social commentator, and journalist. In the early 21st century, he is well known for his staunch support of Chinese Communist Party stances and nationalistic, ant ...

(born 1956), Chinese television pundit and journalist *

Song Nan Song Nan (; born August 9, 1990) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, the Figure skating at the 2013 Winter Universiade, 2013 Winter Uni ...

(born 1990), Chinese figure skater *

Wang Nan (disambiguation) Wang Nan may refer to: * Wang Nan (judoka) (born 1970), Chinese judoka * Wang Nan (sport shooter) (born 1978), male Chinese sports shooter *Wang Nan (table tennis) (born 1978), female Chinese table tennis player *Wang Nan (baseball) (born 1981), Ch ...

Yu Nan Yu Nan (, born 5 September 1978) is a Chinese actress. Born in Dalian, Yu Nan studied at the Beijing Film Academy, where she graduated in 1999. Career Yu Nan started acting at the age of 4, playing role of a little girl with a handkerchief t ...

(born 1978), Chinese actress *

Zhang Nan (disambiguation) Zhang Nan, Zhāng Nán, or Nan Zhang may refer to: * Zhang Nan (Three Kingdoms) or Wenjin (died 222), Shu Han general * Nan Zhang (actress) (born 1986), Chinese-American actress * Zhang Nan (gymnast) (born 1986), Chinese gymnast * Zhang Nan (cyclis ...

Zhou Nan Zhou Nan () was a prominent Chinese politician and diplomat, and served as Director of the Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong, Vice Minister of the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador to the United Nations. He wa ...

(born 1927), Chinese politician and diplomat

Family name

Nan (surname) {{see also, Nan (disambiguation), Nam (disambiguation), Nangong, Namgung Nan (南), Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) is a Chinese surname. Nan 南 *Henan (河南) Based Nan (南) family Founded with Patronymic Nan (南) *during the Xia Dynasty, ...

(南), Chinese surname *

Mohd Fauzi Nan Mohd Fauzi Nan is a Malaysian association football, footballer who last played for Negeri Sembilan FA in the Malaysian Premier League as a defender before retiring. He previously played for Kedah FA, Kedah, Selangor MPPJ and Perlis FA . He is ...

(born 1980), Malaysian football player

Nickname

Nan Britton Nanna Popham Britton (November 9, 1896 – March 21, 1991) was an American secretary who was a mistress of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States. In 1927, she revealed that her daughter, Elizabeth, had been fathered by Hardin ...

(1896–1991), mistress of President Warren G. Harding *

Nannerl O. Keohane Nannerl "Nan" Overholser Keohane (born September 18, 1940, in Blytheville, Arkansas) She is now a professor in social sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, where she is researching the theory and practice of leadership in democ ...

(born 1940), American political theorist and former president of Wellesley College and Duke University *

(1920–2012), American operatic singer

Fictional people

* Nan (''American Horror Story'')

Other

*English familiar term for

grandmother Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually-reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetics, ge ...

Arts and entertainment

* ''Nan'', a play by the English poet

John Masefield John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels ''The Midnight Folk'' and ''The Box of Delights'', and the poem ...

, first produced in 1908, also known as ''The Tragedy of Nan'' * Nan, nickname of the character

Joanie Taylor Joan Taylor known as Joanie (née O’Neill) is a fictional character in ''The Catherine Tate Show,'' referred to mainly as "Nan". She is one of the main characters of the show and is portrayed by Catherine Tate. She has since gone on to be the m ...

, from the ''Catherine Tate Show''

Organisations

National Action Network The National Action Network (NAN) is a not-for-profit, civil rights organization founded by the Reverend Al Sharpton in New York City, New York, in early 1991. In a 2016 profile, '' Vanity Fair'' called Sharpton "arguably the country's most infl ...

, American civil rights organization *

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Nishnawbe Aski Nation (ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᑲᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒫᐎᓐ (''Anishinaabe-aski Ishkoniganan Ogimaawin''), unpointed: ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᐊᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓐ; NAN for short) is a political orga ...

Northern Access Network Northern Access Network was a Canadian unlicensed television system which broadcast videotaped programming to remote Canadian communities in the late 1970s.NaN Nan or NAN may refer to: Places China * Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, China * Nan Commandery, historical commandery in Hubei, China Thailand * Nan Province ** Nan, Thailand, the administrative capital of Nan Province * Nan River People Given name ...

(not a number), used in computer arithmetic and defined in the IEEE floating-point standard *

NaN (congress) The Chaos Communication Congress is an annual conference organized by the Chaos Computer Club. The congress features a variety of lectures and workshops on technical and political issues related to security, cryptography, privacy and online ...

, 20th Chaos Communication Congress in 2003 *

NAN-190 NAN-190 is a drug and research chemical widely used in scientific studies. It was previously believed to act as a selective 5-HT1A receptor Receptor may refer to: * Sensory receptor, in physiology, any structure which, on receiving environmen ...

, a drug and research chemical widely used in scientific studies *

Near-me area network A near-me area network is a logical grouping of communication devices that are in close physical proximity to each other, but not necessarily connected to the same communication network infrastructure. Thus, two smartphones connected via differe ...

, a communication network that focuses on wireless communication among devices in close proximity * Neighborhood Aware Networking, in Android O * NMDA Antagonist Neurotoxicity, a potential form of brain damage * Sodium azide, a chemical compound with the formula NaN₃

Other uses

News Agency of Nigeria The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is a news reporting agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria just like Nigerian Television Authority The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commerc ...

Norwegian Air Norway Norwegian Air Norway AS is a Norwegian airline and a fully integrated subsidiary of low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle, using its corporate identity. The airline is based at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, with its aircraft registered in Norway ...

Southern Min Southern Min (), Minnan (Mandarin pronunciation: ) or Banlam (), is a group of linguistically similar and historically related Sinitic languages that form a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Fujian (especially the Minnan region), most of Taiwan ( ...

(ISO 639-3 language code nan), a language originated from China *

Nadi International Airport Nadi International Airport is the main international airport of Fiji as well as an important regional hub for the South Pacific islands, located by the coast on the western side of the main island Viti Levu. Owned and operated by Fiji Airports ...

(IATA code NAN), Fiji *

Tandyr nan ''Tandyr nan'' is a type of Central Asian bread. Names * Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik: ''nan'' (), ''tandyr nan'' () * Turkmen: * Uyghur: ''nan'' (), ''tonur nan'' () * Uzbekistan: , * Chinese: ''náng'' () * Russian: ''lepyoshka'' () Variet ...

, Uzbek flatbread *

Naan Naan ( fa, نان, nān, ur, , ps, نان, ug, نان, hi, नान, bn, নান) is a leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread which is found in the cuisines mainly of Western Asia, Central Asia, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Ma ...

, flatbread