Nanne

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Dada in IN India, NG Nigeria, VN Vietnam and 1 more, Dad in GB United Kingdom, MY Malaysia, AF Afghanistan and 1 more, Dadi in TZ Tanzania, ES Spain, DZ Algeria and Dadu in PK Pakistan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Nanne is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name687 records spelled Nanne4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, India, Netherlands

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Naññe

• French given name327 records spelled Nanne3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, India, Netherlands, United States

  Also written Nanné

• Arabic given name256 records spelled Nanne2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, United States

  Also written Năñņę

38 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Nanne is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Swedish: originally a short form of the Old Norse personal name Nannulf, composed of the elements nanp daring + ulfr wolf. Nowadays it is used as a pet form of ANDERS .

  as a word

• In Western Frisian, a female given name, masculine equivalent Johannus

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian, a diminutive of the female given name Johanne

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In ang, masculine accusative singular of nān

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In se, inflection of nanˈnet:

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 81 years between 1915–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Nanne Zwiepb. 1894NLDutch scout leader (1894–1942)
• Nanne van der Zijppb. 1900NLDutch theologian (1900–1965)
• Nanne Bosmab. 1933NLDutch writer and playwright (1933-1993)
• Nanne Bergstrandb. 1956SESwedish footballer and manager
• Nanne Nautab. 1959NLDutch poet
• Nanne Tepperb. 1962NLDutch writer (1962-2012)
• Nanne Dahlmanb. 1970FIFinnish female tennis player
• Nanne Emelieb. 1979DKDanish singer
• Nanne Sluisb. 1983NLDutch rower
• Nanne Meulendijksb. 1985NLDutch creator

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 181 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Nanne?

We estimate roughly 20 thousand people bear Nanne (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Nanne have the most bearers?

Nanne is most frequently recorded in Pakistan, where it is most often spelled dadu.

Is Nanne a male or female name?

Nanne is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Nanne mean?

Recorded meaning: name, in origin probably a nursery term, but in the Middle Ages also taken as a short form of various Gmc cpd names containing the element nand daring, brave (cf., e.g., Fer¬ dinand).