Nena is a
given name
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,
nickname and sometimes a
surname
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Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. It is an
English and
Spanish feminine given name that is a diminutive form of
Antonina and Giannina and thus an alternate form of
Nina Nina may refer to:
* Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname
Acronyms
*National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq
* Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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used in
United States, most of
Canada,
Mexico,
Guatemala
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Honduras
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Nicaragua,
El Salvador
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Costa Rica
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, Western
Panama,
Cuba,
Dominican Republic,
Colombia
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Venezuela,
Guyana
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Ecuador,
Peru,
Chile,
Bolivia
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Argentina,
Uruguay,
Paraguay,
Falkland Islands,
Australia
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New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea,
Philippines,
Peninsular Malaysia,
Singapore,
India,
Pakistan,
Spain,
England,
Wales,
Scotland,
Northern Ireland,
Republic of Ireland,
Guyana
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Liberia
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Sierra Leone,
Ghana,
Namibia,
South Africa,
Botswana,
Zimbabwe,
Zambia,
Malawi,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Kenya,
Sudan
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,
South Sudan,
Ethiopia,
Cameroon and
Nigeria. It is also an
Afroasiatic feminine given name used throughout
Africa and a
South Slavic feminine short form of Nevenka and
Nevena Nevena () is a feminine given name popular in South Slavic languages.
The name is the feminine form of the masculine name Neven, which means Calendula officinalis.
The name is composed of two parts ''Ne-'' (not) and ''-ven'' (from "venuti" - to f ...
used in
Slovenia as a given name and in other South Slavic countries as a nickname.
People bearing it include:
Given name
*
Nena Danevic, film editor nominated for her work on ''Amadeus''
*
Nena de Brennecke (1883 – ??), Argentinean sculptor and mural painter
*
Nena Jolidon Croake (1865-1934), American politician
*
Nena Lekovic, Serbian songwriter
* Nena Kalu Ogba, birthname of
Ogba Kalu Nnanna (born 1984), male Nigerian footballer
Nickname
*
Nena, stagename of Gabriele Susanne Kerner, (born 1960), German singer
*
Nena (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2010), nickname of Olavo Rodrigues Barbosa, Brazilian footballer
*
Nena Baltazar, nickname of Tania Baltazar Lugones, Bolivian environmentalist
*
Nena Cardenas
Nena Cardenas, born Remy Cardenas, was a Filipina actress.
Biography
Cardenas made her first acting appearance in the drama ''Kidlat sa Silangan'' (Lightning on the East) with Premiere Production. She made several movies with this studio, includ ...
, born Remy Cardenas, Filipina actress
*
Nena Peragallo, nickname of Nilda Peragallo Montano, professor of nursing
*
Nena von Schlebrügge nickname of Birgitte Caroline von Schlebrügge, Mexican fashion model and mother of Uma Thurman
Surname
*
Jacob Nena
Jacob Nena (10 October 1941 – 6 July 2022) was a Micronesian politician who served as the fourth President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 1996 to 1999.
Nena was born in Lelu, Kosrae. He gratuated with a BA from the College of Gu ...
(born 1941), Micronesian politician
Fictional characters
* Nena Bismaquer, a character in the John Gardner novel ''
For Special Services''
*
Nena Trinity, a fictional character from ''
Mobile Suit Gundam 00''
See also
*
Nela (name)
*
Neno (name)
*
Nina (name)
Nina is a feminine given name with various origins. It is a predominantly east European and Slavic name that has later been used globally.
There are alternate spellings depending on the name's origin. Nína is an Icelandic language, Icelandic n ...
*
Extra Nena
Extra or Xtra may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Film
* The Extra (1962 film), ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film
* The Extra (2005 film), ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film
Literature
* Extra (newspaper), ''Extra'' ( ...
aka Snežana Berić, a Serbian singer known for ''
Ljubim te pesmama''
*
Neneh Cherry
Neneh Mariann Karlsson (born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a number of punk roc ...
, a Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper
*
Dom La Nena
Dominique Pinto (born 1989), known by her stage name Dom La Nena, is a Brazilian-born cellist, singer and songwriter. Her debut album, ''Ela'', was released in January 2013 (USA and Canada).
Early life
Dominique Pinto was born in 1989 in Porto ...
, stage name of Dominique Pinto, (born 1989), Brazilian-born cellist, singer and songwriter
*
Nena Daconte
Nena Daconte () is a Spanish pop band created and led by singer and composer Mai Meneses in Barcelona circa 2005. The band takes its name inspired by a character from the short story "The Trail Of Your Blood On The Snow", by Gabriel García Márqu ...
, Spanish pop group
Name
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English feminine given names
Slovene feminine given names
Spanish feminine given names