Meaning and Origin
What does the name Nan mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Nan means "Grace".
- According to a user from Indiana, U.S., the name Nan is of Hebrew origin and means "Grandmother".
Etymology: For anan
- Leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
- A river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
- The mother of your father or mother
- Your grandmother
Possibly derived from a Celtic language.
- (Britain) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
See at naan.
- Alternative spelling of naan
nan was also found in the following language(s): Acehnese, Franco-Provençal, French, Haitian Creole, Japanese, Kurdish, Lojban, Lower Sorbian, Mandarin, Scottish Gaelic, Upper Sorbian, Wolof, and Zazaki