Nana

Nana is a name with roots in multiple traditions. In Japanese it is written with characters meaning seven (七) and is a feminine given name reflecting that numeral. In many West African languages, particularly among the Akan peoples of Ghana, Nana is an honorific title and given name denoting royalty or eldership, borne by queens and chiefs. In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Nana was also the name of a Sumerian moon deity, and the name appears independently in Greek as a diminutive or nursery form of names beginning with Ana or Anna, sharing ground with the widespread European pet form Nana meaning grandmother or nurse, as popularized in part by J. M. Barrie's dog-nurse character in Peter Pan. Related forms include Nane, Nanа, and the overlapping name Anna.