Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:

People and fictional characters

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 ( ...

, including a list of people and characters with the given name *

Nana (surname) Nana is a surname. Notable people with the surname include : * Abrewa Nana (born 1980), Ghanaian singer, songwriter, dancer and former Idol series judge * Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida (born 1985), French-Cameroonian heptathlete * Daniel Nana Yeboah ( ...

, including a list of people and characters with the surname *

Nana (chief) Kas-tziden ("Broken Foot") or Haškɛnadɨltla ("Angry, He is Agitated"), more widely known by his Mexican-Spanish appellation Nana ("grandma" or "lullaby") (1810 ca. – May 19, 1896), was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band (better known a ...

(died 1896), Mimbreño Apache chief *

Nana (deejay) Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan (born July 1, 1983), better known by her stage name Nana Mahazan, is an actress, television host, radio announcer and singer. She came in seventh place on the Akademi Fantasia (season 1), first season of ''Akademi Fant ...

(born 1983), Malaysian ''Akademi Fantasia'' contestant *

Nana (entertainer) Im Jin-ah (born September 14, 1991), known professionally as Nana, is a South Korean singer, actress and model known for her work as a group member of the South Korean girl group After School and its subgroups, Orange Caramel and After School ...

(born 1991), a member of popular South Korean girl group ''After School'' *

Nana (rapper) Nana Kwame Abrokwa (born 5 October 1968) is a Ghanaian born German rapper and DJ, performing under the pseudonyms Nana or Darkman. Nana is not an actual first name, but is rather a Ghanaian title of nobility. His 1996 '' self-titled debut album' ...

(born 1968), German rapper and DJ *

Nana Astar Deviluke is a fictional character in the manga series ''To Love Ru'', created by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki. In the series, Nana is an alien princess from the distant planet Deviluke who possesses the unique ability to communicate with different ani ...

, a character in the manga series ''To Love Ru'' * Nana, a member of the South Korean girl group

Woo!ah! Woo!ah! (; ; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean girl group launched by NV Entertainment, and currently consists of members Nana, Wooyeon, Sora, Lucy, and Minseo. The group debuted on May 13, 2020. Originally a six-member group, Songy ...

* Nana, female UK garage singer, most notably on the song "

Body Groove "Body Groove" is the debut single of English UK garage group Architechs, featuring vocals from Nana. Released on 25 September 2000, the song was a success, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a moderate hit in Belgium, Ic ...

" by Architechs *

Lulu and Nana The He Jiankui affair is a scientific and Bioethics, bioethical controversy concerning the use of genome editing following its first use on humans by Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who edited the genomes of human embryos in 2018. He became widel ...

(born 2018), pseudonyms for twin Chinese girls, who are allegedly the first humans produced from embryos that were genome-edited * Nana, name used for the

Ngaanyatjarra The Ngaanyatjarra, also known (along with the Pini) as the Nana, are an Indigenous Australian cultural group of Western Australia. They are located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, as well as Northern Territory. Language Ngaanyatjarra is a ...

people of Western Australia

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Nana'' (1926 film), a French film by Jean Renoir * ''Nana'' (1934 film), an American film by Dorothy Arzner and George Fitzmaurice * ''Nana'' (1944 film), a Mexican film by Celestino Gorostiza and Roberto Gavaldón starring Lupe Velez * ''Nana'' (1955 film), a French-Italian film by Christian-Jaque * ''Nana'' (1970 film), starring

Gillian Hills Gillian Hills (born 5 June 1944) is an English actress and singer. She first came to notice as a teenager in the 1960s in the British films '' Beat Girl'' (1960) and ''Blowup'' (1966). She also spent a number of years living in France, where sh ...

* ''Nana'', the original title of ''

Nana, the True Key of Pleasure ''Nana, the True Key of Pleasure'' is a 1982 English-language Italian drama film directed by Dan Wolman based on Émile Zola's 1880 novel ''Nana''. The music is by Ennio Morricone. The film was produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan. Plot Wi ...

'', a 1982 Italian film by Dan Wolman * ''Nana'' (1985 film), a Mexican film by Rafael Baledón starring Irma Serrano and Verónica Castro * ''Nana'' (1997 film), a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

documentary film * ''Nanà'' (2001 film), by

Alberto Negrin Alberto Negrin (born 2 January 1940) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for his historical, nostalgic and political films. Negrin started his career as a fine art photographer. In 1962 he debuted as an assistant stage director, c ...

* ''Nana'' (2005 film), based on the manga by Ai Yazawa * ''Nana'' (2007 short film), by

Warwick Thornton Warwick Thornton (born 1970) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film ''Samson and Delilah'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Sc ...

* ''La Nana'', Spanish name for ''The Maid'' (2009 film) by Chilean Sebastián Silva * '' Nana: A Tale of Us'', a 2017 film by Tiakümzük Aier

Music

* ''Nana'' (opera), 1930s opera by Manfred Gurlitt *

NaNa (band) NaNa (Japanese ナナ) is a Japanese musical duo from Tokyo, Japan, consisting of Chikako Watanabe and Shigeo Tamaru . Their music draws on several influences including alternative rock, experimental rock, trip hop and downtempo. History Watanab ...

, a Japanese duo formed in 1996 *

Na Na (boy band) Na Na (also known as Na-Na or NA-NAx) is a Russian boy band founded in 1989 by its manager Bari Alibasov. Some popular songs made by them include Deserted Beach and Faina. History In 2000 Na-Na signed a contract with Dick Clark Productions. Membe ...

, a Russian band * ''Nana'' (album), the 1996 debut album of German rapper Nana *

Nana (echos) Phthora nana (Medieval Greek ) is one of the ten modes of the Hagiopolitan Octoechos consisting of 8 diatonic echoi and two additional phthorai. It is used in different traditions of Orthodox chant until today (→ Neobyzantine Octoechos). The na ...

, a concept in Byzantine music * "Na Na" (song), a 2014 song by Trey Songz * "NaNa", a song by

Blaaze Lakshmi Narasimha Vijaya Rajagopala Sheshadri Sharma Rajesh Raman (born 15 October 1975), professionally known as Blaaze (), is an Indian Tamil language playback singer and rapper in Indian cinema who specializes in writing and performing rap m ...

* "NaNa", a 2013 song from the album '' Acid Rap'' by Chance the Rapper and Action Bronson * "Nana", a 1986 single by

The Checkers (Japanese band) The Checkers (Japanese: チェッカーズ) was a very popular Japanese band in the 1980s. They were a pop icon of their time as kids copied hair styles and fashion of the band members. The band was formed in Kurume-city, Fukuoka Pref. by Toru ...

* "Nana", a composition by

Federico Moreno Torroba Federico Moreno Torroba (3 March 189112 September 1982) was a Spanish composer, conductor, and theatrical impresario. He is especially remembered for his important contributions to the classical guitar repertoire, becoming one of the leading twen ...

Television

* ''Nana'' (1981 miniseries), a French television miniseries with

Véronique Genest Véronique Genest (born Véronique Combouilhaud, 26 June 1956) is a French actress. She is best known for her starring role as Commissaire Julie Lescaut in the French police drama series ''Julie Lescaut'' which ran from 1992–2013. Filmograph ...

* ''Nana'' (1987 television series), a

Danish television series Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

for children * ''Nana'' (1995 television film), a film starring Bernadette Heerwagen * "The Nana", an episode of the television show ''The O.C.'' (season 1)

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Nana'' (novel), by Émile Zola * ''Nana'' (Manet), a painting by Édouard Manet * ''Nana'' (manga), by Ai Yazawa

Places

* Nana, Rajasthan, India, a village *

Nana, Călărași Nana is a communes of Romania, commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Nana. As of 2007 Nana has a population of 2,497. References

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, Romania, a commune *

Nána, Slovakia Nána ( hu, Nána) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia, near the border with Hungary. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1157. It was the ancient es ...

, a village and municipality *

Nana, Bangkok 250px, Soi Sukhumvit 3, colloquially known as Soi Nana Nuea Nana ( th, นานา, ) is an intersection and neighbourhood at the beginning of Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3) in Khlong Toei Subdistrict, Khlong Toei District and Khlong Toei Nuea Subdis ...

, Thailand, an intersection and neighborhood in Bangkok **

Soi Nana (Chinatown) Soi Nana ( th, ซอยนานา, ) is an alley linking Maitrichit Road and Rama IV Road in the area of Chinatown of Bangkok. It takes only 4 minutes to walk from Yaowarat Road. Nana is nestled between the old culture of China and the invadin ...

, an alley in the Chinatown area of Bangkok **

Nana BTS station Nana station ( th, สถานีนานา, ) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Khlong Toei and Watthana Districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is on Sukhumvit Road at Soi Sukhumvit 9, east of Nana intersection (Soi S ...

, a BTS skytrain station in Bangkok

Religion and mythology

Nana (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology, NanaArnobius5.6.7/ref> ( ( grc-gre, Νάνα) is a daughter of the Phrygian river-god Sangarius, identified with the river Sakarya located in present-day Turkey.Pausaniasbr>7.17.11/ref> Mythology She became pregnant when ...

, a Phrygian demigoddess and the mother of Attis *

Nana (Kushan goddess) Nana (Kushan Greek: Νανα, Ναναια, Ναναϸαο, Sogdian ''nny'') was a Bactrian female divinity, a conflation of Sumero- Babylonian Inanna with a local divinity, in her Kushan form with the indigenous (Zoroastrian) Harahvati Aredvi ...

, a Bactrian war goddess *

Nane (goddess) Nane ( hy, Նանէ, translit=Nanē) was an Armenian mother goddess, as well as the goddess of war and wisdom. Nane was depicted as a young beautiful woman in the clothing of a warrior, with spear and shield in hand, like the Greek Athena, with w ...

, also found as ''Nana'', the Armenian goddess of war, wisdom, and motherhood *

Nana Buluku Nana Buluku, also known as Nana Buruku, Nana Buku or Nanan-bouclou, is the female supreme being in the West African traditional religion of the Fon people (Benin, Dahomey) and the Ewe people (Togo). She is one of the most influential deities in We ...

, the supreme goddess of the Fon people of Benin * Jnana, also spelled ''ñana'', the concept of knowledge in Hinduism and Buddhism *

Nanaya Nanaya (Sumerian language, Sumerian , Dingir, DNA.NA.A; also transcribed as "Nanāy", "Nanaja", "Nanāja", '"Nanāya", or "Nanai"; antiquated transcription: "Nanâ"; in Greek language, Greek: ''Ναναια'' or ''Νανα''; Aramaic: ''ננױ� ...

, also transcribed as Nanâ, a goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians

Science and technology

* Nana (C++ library), a cross-platform library for graphical user interfaces *

N-Acetylneuraminic acid ''N''-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac or NANA) is the predominant sialic acid found in human cells, and many mammalian cells. Other forms, such as N-Glycolylneuraminic acid, may also occur in cells. This residue is negatively charged at physiolog ...

, abbreviated NANA *

Nana technology "Nana" Technology is microchip based technology designed, intended, or that can otherwise be used to improve quality of life for older adults. History and usage of the term The term “Nana” technology was coined in 2004 by Andrew Carle, an assis ...

, microchip-based technology designed to benefit older adults

Other uses

* Nana, another name 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 ...

Nana (title) In many parts of West Africa, there is an old chieftaincy tradition, and the Akan people have developed their own hierarchy, which exists alongside the democratic structure of the country. The Akan word for the ruler or one of his various cour ...

, an Akan chieftaincy title in Ghana *

Hurricane Nana The name Nana has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. * Hurricane Nana (1990) – a Category 1 hurricane that never threatened land. * Tropical Storm Nana (2008) – short-lived weak tropical storm that remained at sea. * ...

, three hurricanes *

North American Newspaper Alliance The North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA) was a large newspaper syndicate that flourished between 1922 and 1980. NANA employed some of the most noted writing talents of its time, including Grantland Rice, Joseph Alsop, Michael Stern, Lothrop S ...

(NANA), a large newspaper syndicate from 1922 to 1980 * NANA Regional Corporation, a for-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporation **

NANA Development Corporation NANA Development Corporation headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, was owned by NANA Regional Corporation—an Alaska Native Corporation formed under provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANSCA)—and functioned as the latter's busi ...

, owned by the above * Nanadjara, or the Nana, an indigenous Australian group