Nanna

¹ American

[nahn-nah] / ˈnɑn nɑ /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

the wife of Balder.

Nanna ² American

[nah-nah] / ˈnɑ nɑ /

noun

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

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The Swede edged out compatriot Madelene Sagstrom and Britain's Georgia Hall, with Dane Nanna Koerstz Madsen also posting a top-five finish on the Angus links.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 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

“I always suggest the patient be evaluated as soon as possible, because there’s no way for a patient to be able to differentiate a heart attack from reflux,” Nanna says.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

Nanna, his wife, went to look at it for the last time; her heart broke and she fell to the deck dead.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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