Nnanna

/N-nah-n-nah/ male given name Abia Anambra Ebonyi Enugu Imo Rivers Delta

Tone-marked spelling: Nnanna

The father's father

Etymology

Nnanna derives from the Igbo word: 'Nna' meaning 'father'. 'Nnanna' simply alludes to two fathers in successive generations. That is the child's paternal grandfather.

Cultural context

This name is given to a child in honor of his paternal grandfather or in the belief that the child is a reincarnation of his paternal grandfather.

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