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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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Nanna even ventured into the crowd after Hey Mercedes opened the Brooklyn show, singing along to “A Praise Chorus,” the band’s crunchy guitar-filled love letter to rock music, among others.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

“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

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

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

They noticed that whereas buttons and hooks had needed all sorts of coaxing from Katie Nanna, for Mary Poppins they flew apart almost at a look.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

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