Ninon is a
French diminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...
for names such as
Anne
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), Annie a ...
that is also in use as an independent name.
Women named Ninon
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Ninon Abena (born 1994), Cameroonian footballer
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Ninon Chapelle (née Guillon-Romarin; born 1995), French pole vaulter
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Ninon Colneric (born 1948), German judge
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Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos (1620–1705), French author, courtesan and patron of the arts
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Ninon Hesse (née Ausländer; 1895–1966), Ukrainian born art historian and third wife of German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter Hermann Hesse
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Ninon Dubois Le Clerc (1750–1779), French ballerina and courtesan
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Ninon Lemarchand (born 2003), French squash player
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Eugénie "Ninon" Vallin (1886–1961), French lyric soprano
Women named Ninón
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Ninón Lapeiretta de Brouwer (1907–1989), Dominican composer and pianist
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Ninón Sevilla
Emelia Pérez Castellanos (10 November 19211 January 2015), known professionally as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.
Early life
Sevilla was born and raised in Centro Habana, a popular section of Havana. As a youth, she ...
(1921–2015), stage name of Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer Emelia Pérez Castellanos (1921–2015)
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