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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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Sylvia Pope, who died in April, was known as Nanna Baubles and held the Guinness World Record for her almost 2,000-strong bauble collection.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

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

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

Balder’s wife was Nanna, and he loved her and only her.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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