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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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On her way out, Nanna pocketed a mosaic tile depicting the shape-shifting Greek sea god Proteus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

Valerie Hopkins and Nanna Heitmann reported from Shebekino and Grayvoron, Russian towns just a few miles from the border with Ukraine.

From New York Times ● May 29, 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

On the other side of Balder was Nanna, his wife, and next to her, and not in the best of tempers, was a dwarf called Lit.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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