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Nanna

1 American  
[nahn-nah] / ˈnɑn nɑ /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the wife of Balder.


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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“We have to explore new materials and more corrosion resistant alloys,” says Sigrun Nanna Karlsdottir, a professor of industrial and mechanical engineering at the University of Iceland.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

Roger Cohen and Nanna Heitmann traveled from Moscow to Siberia to Russia’s border with Ukraine to report and photograph this article.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023

Last year, she opened with a 64 and reeled off 66s before losing to Nanna Koerstz Madsen of Denmark on extra holes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

If a serious cause is ruled out, Nanna says your provider will work with you to manage whatever is causing your chest pain and discuss ways to prevent future problems.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

And, of course, besides these there was Katie Nanna, who doesn’t really deserve to come into the book at all because, at the time I am speaking of, she had just left Number Seventeen.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

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