Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Nana (given name) Nana is a given name that has different origins in several countries across the world. Its use as a feminine or masculine name varies culturally. It is feminine in Japan, Georgia and Greece, and it is masculine in Ethiopia and India, and epicene ( ...

, 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) Kas-tziden ("Broken Foot") or Haškɛnadɨltla ("Angry, He is Agitated"), more widely known by his Mexican-Spanish appellation Nana ("grandma" or "lullaby") (1810 ca. – May 19, 1896), was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band (better known ...

(died 1896), Mimbreño Apache chief * Nana (deejay) (born 1983), Malaysian ''Akademi Fantasia'' contestant *

Nana (entertainer) Im Jin-ah (born September 14, 1991), known professionally as Nana, is a South Korean singer, actress and model known for her work as a group member of the South Korean girl group After School and its subgroups, Orange Caramel and After School ...

(born 1991), a member of popular South Korean girl group ''After School'' * Nana (rapper) (born 1968), German rapper and DJ * Nana Astar Deviluke, a character in the manga series ''To Love Ru'' * Nana, a member of the South Korean girl group

Woo!ah! Woo!ah! (; ; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean girl group launched by NV Entertainment, and currently consists of members Nana, Wooyeon, Sora, Lucy, and Minseo. The group debuted on May 13, 2020. Originally a six-member group, Songy ...

* Nana, female UK garage singer, most notably on the song " Body Groove" by Architechs * 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 The Ngaanyatjarra, also known (along with the Pini) as the Nana, are an Indigenous Australian cultural group of Western Australia. They are located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, as well as Northern Territory. Language Ngaanyatjarra is ...

people of Western Australia

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 Gillian Hills (born 5 June 1944) is an English actress and singer. She first came to notice as a teenager in the 1960s in the British films ''Beat Girl'' (1960) and '' Blowup'' (1966). She also spent a number of years living in France, where sh ...

* ''Nana'', the original title of ''

Nana, the True Key of Pleasure ''Nana, the True Key of Pleasure'' is a 1982 English-language Italian drama film directed by Dan Wolman based on Émile Zola's 1880 novel ''Nana (novel), Nana''. The music is by Ennio Morricone. The film was produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem G ...

'', 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 Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

documentary film * ''Nanà'' (2001 film), by

Alberto Negrin Alberto Negrin (born 2 January 1940) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for his historical, nostalgic and political films. Negrin started his career as a fine art photographer. In 1962 he debuted as an assistant stage director, c ...

* ''Nana'' (2005 film), based on the manga by Ai Yazawa * ''Nana'' (2007 short film), by

Warwick Thornton Warwick Thornton (born 1970) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film '' Samson and Delilah'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific S ...

* ''La Nana'', Spanish name for ''The Maid'' (2009 film) by Chilean Sebastián Silva * '' Nana: A Tale of Us'', a 2017 film by Tiakümzük Aier

Music

* ''Nana'' (opera), 1930s opera by Manfred Gurlitt *

NaNa (band) NaNa (Japanese ナナ) is a Japanese musical duo from Tokyo, Japan, consisting of Chikako Watanabe and Shigeo Tamaru . Their music draws on several influences including alternative rock, experimental rock, trip hop and downtempo. History Watanab ...

, a Japanese duo formed in 1996 *

Na Na (boy band) Na Na (also known as Na-Na or NA-NAx) is a Russian boy band founded in 1989 by its manager Bari Alibasov. Some popular songs made by them include Deserted Beach and Faina. History In 2000 Na-Na signed a contract with Dick Clark Productions Dic ...

, a Russian band * ''Nana'' (album), the 1996 debut album of German rapper Nana *

Nana (echos) Phthora nana (Medieval Greek ) is one of the ten modes of the Hagiopolitan Octoechos consisting of 8 diatonic echoi and two additional phthorai. It is used in different traditions of Orthodox chant until today (→ Neobyzantine Octoechos). The na ...

, a concept in Byzantine music * "Na Na" (song), a 2014 song by Trey Songz * "NaNa", a song by Blaaze * "NaNa", a 2013 song from the album ''

Acid Rap ''Acid Rap'' is the second mixtape by American rapper Chance the Rapper. It was released on April 30, 2013, as a free digital download. In July 2013, the album debuted at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, due to bootleg down ...

'' by Chance the Rapper and Action Bronson * "Nana", a 1986 single by The Checkers (Japanese band) * "Nana", a composition by Federico Moreno Torroba

Television

* ''Nana'' (1981 miniseries), a French television miniseries with Véronique Genest * ''Nana'' (1987 television series), a Danish television series for children * ''Nana'' (1995 television film), a film starring Bernadette Heerwagen * "The Nana", an episode of the television show ''The O.C.'' (season 1)

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Nana'' (novel), by Émile Zola * ''Nana'' (Manet), a painting by Édouard Manet * ''Nana'' (manga), by Ai Yazawa

Places

* Nana, Rajasthan, India, a village *

Nana, Călărași Nana is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary ...

, Romania, a commune * Nána, Slovakia, a village and municipality *

Nana, Bangkok 250px, Soi Sukhumvit 3, colloquially known as Soi Nana Nuea Nana ( th, นานา, ) is an intersection and neighbourhood at the beginning of Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3) in Khlong Toei Subdistrict, Khlong Toei District and Khlong Toei Nuea Subdis ...

, Thailand, an intersection and neighborhood in Bangkok ** Soi Nana (Chinatown), an alley in the Chinatown area of Bangkok ** Nana BTS station, a BTS skytrain station in Bangkok

Religion and mythology

* Nana (Greek mythology), a Phrygian demigoddess and the mother of Attis *

Nana (Kushan goddess) Nana (Kushan Greek: Νανα, Ναναια, Ναναϸαο, Sogdian ''nny'') was a Bactrian female divinity, a conflation of Sumero-Babylonian Inanna with a local divinity, in her Kushan form with the indigenous (Zoroastrian) Harahvati Aredvi ...

, a Bactrian war goddess *

Nane (goddess) Nane ( hy, Նանէ, translit=Nanē) was an Armenian mother goddess, as well as the goddess of war and wisdom. Nane was depicted as a young beautiful woman in the clothing of a warrior, with spear and shield in hand, like the Greek Athena, with wh ...

, 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 Nanaya (Sumerian , DNA.NA.A; also transcribed as "Nanāy", "Nanaja", "Nanāja", '"Nanāya", or "Nanai"; antiquated transcription: "Nanâ"; in Greek: ''Ναναια'' or ''Νανα''; Aramaic: ''ננױננאױ;'' Syriac: ܢܢܝ) was a Mesopota ...

, also transcribed as Nanâ, a goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians

Science and technology

Nana (C++ library) 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 ( ...

, a cross-platform library for graphical user interfaces * N-Acetylneuraminic acid, abbreviated NANA * Nana technology, microchip-based technology designed to benefit older adults

Other uses

* Nana, another name for

grandmother Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually-reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic gra ...

Nana (title) In many parts of West Africa, there is an old chieftaincy tradition, and the Akan people have developed their own hierarchy, which exists alongside the democratic structure of the country. The Akan word for the ruler or one of his various court ...

, an Akan chieftaincy title in Ghana * Hurricane Nana, three hurricanes *

North American Newspaper Alliance The North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA) was a large newspaper syndicate that flourished between 1922 and 1980. NANA employed some of the most noted writing talents of its time, including Grantland Rice, Joseph Alsop, Michael Stern, Lothrop ...

(NANA), a large newspaper syndicate from 1922 to 1980 * NANA Regional Corporation, a for-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporation ** NANA Development Corporation, owned by the above * Nanadjara, or the Nana, an indigenous Australian group