Nanna

¹ American  

[nahn-nah] / ˈnɑn nɑ /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the wife of Balder.

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Nanna ² American  

[nah-nah] / ˈnɑ nɑ /

noun

1. the Sumerian god of the moon: the counterpart of the Akkadian god Sin.

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Example Sentences

Nanna Blach told the court that Shah had played a "completely central and controlling role" in a scheme that had led to "unjust" payments, adding that the crime had been "meticulously planned and organised".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Nanna Koerstz Madsen was one shot back, and second-ranked Ruoning Yin was part of a big group at 67 that included another past major champion, Sei Young Kim.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

The legal battle that publishers and copyright holders have waged against the Internet Archive is threatening free information, Nanna Bonde Thylstrup writes.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Don’t research your symptoms online or call your doctor’s office when you have such chest pain, Nanna says.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

I was a real girl, Thanksgiving was at Nanna Marrigan’s house in Maine, or Grandma Overbrook’s in Boston.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson