Nana Explained
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:
People and fictional characters
- Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
- Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
- Nana (chief) (died 1896), Mimbreño Apache chief
- Nana (deejay) (born 1983), Malaysian Akademi Fantasia contestant
- Nana (entertainer) (born 1991), a member of popular South Korean girl group After School
- Nana (entertainer, born 2001), a member of the South Korean girl group Woo!ah!
- Nana (rapper) (born 1968), German rapper and DJ
- Nana Astar Deviluke, a character in the manga series To Love Ru
- Nana, female UK garage singer, most notably on the song "Body Groove" by Architechs
- Nana Owada (大和田 南那) (born 1999), former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48
- Lulu and Nana (born 2018), pseudonyms for twin Chinese girls, who are allegedly the first humans produced from embryos that were genome-edited
- Nana, name used for the Ngaanyatjarra people of Western Australia
- Nanha (painter), Indian painter, also called Nana
Arts and entertainment
Films
- Nana (1926 film), a French film by Jean Renoir
- Nana (1934 film), an American film by Dorothy Arzner and George Fitzmaurice
- Nana (1944 film), a Mexican film by Celestino Gorostiza and Roberto Gavaldón starring Lupe Velez
- Nana (1955 film), a French-Italian film by Christian-Jaque
- Nana (1970 film), starring Gillian Hills
- Nana, the original title of Nana, the True Key of Pleasure, a 1982 Italian film by Dan Wolman
- Nana (1985 film), a Mexican film by Rafael Baledón starring Irma Serrano and Verónica Castro
- Nana (1997 film), a Palestinian documentary film
- Nanà (2001 film), by Alberto Negrin
- Nana (2005 film), based on the manga by Ai Yazawa
- Nana 2 (2006 film), based on the manga by Ai Yazawa and sequel of the 2005 movie
- Nana (2007 short film), by Warwick Thornton
- La Nana, Spanish name for The Maid (2009 film) by Chilean Sebastián Silva
- , a 2017 film by Tiakümzük Aier
Music
- Nana (opera), 1930s opera by Manfred Gurlitt
- NaNa (band), a Japanese duo formed in 1996
- Na Na (boy band), a Russian band
- Nana (album), the 1996 debut album of German rapper Nana
- Nana (echos), a concept in Byzantine music
- "Na Na" (song), a 2014 song by Trey Songz
- "Na Na", a 1988 song by The Cockroaches from the album, Fingertips
- "NaNa", a song by Blaaze
- "NaNa", a 2013 song from the album Acid Rap by Chance the Rapper and Action Bronson
- "Nana", a 1986 single by The Checkers (Japanese band)
- "Nana", a composition by Federico Moreno Torroba
Television
Other uses in arts and entertainment
Places
- Nana, Rajasthan, India, a village
- Nana, Călărași, Romania, a commune
- Nána, Slovakia, a village and municipality
- Nana, Bangkok, Thailand, an intersection and neighborhood in Bangkok
Religion and mythology
- Nana (Greek mythology), a Phrygian demigoddess and the mother of Attis
- Nana (Kushan goddess), a Bactrian war goddess
- Nane (goddess), also found as Nana, the Armenian goddess of war, wisdom, and motherhood
- Nana Buluku, the supreme goddess of the Fon people of Benin
- Jnana, also spelled ñana, the concept of knowledge in Hinduism and Buddhism
- Nanaya, also transcribed as Nanâ, a goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians
Science and technology
Other uses
See also