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Nan is the name of one of Anne Shirley's daughters. Her real name was Anne (like her mother) but everyone called her Nan.
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Nan Ino Cooper, 10th Baroness Lucas and 6th Lady Dingwall (1880 – 1958) was a British nurse and educator.
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In Chinese, the name of Nan means one of the three, 'Male', 'South' or 'Heather'.
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Nan is the name of one of the witches in the 3rd season of American Horror Story (subtitled Coven). She is portrayed by actress Jamie Brewer, and the character is shown to be incredibly insightful, with her special ability being clairvoyance.
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Makes me think of the rap song by Trina 'Nan'.
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Do not name your child this, they will get the “My Nan is well fit” jokes all the time.
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It's good, I was joking in the comment below.
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Do you think this might work as a nickname for Candace? I really like the name but don't like the nickname Candy and I love Nan but can't see using it by itself as it is decidedly nickname material. Considering Candace Anne Irene for dd.
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It comes from the affectionate phrase "Mine Anne" which became "My Nan". [noted -ed]
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Nan Kempner (Born: July 24, 1930, Died: July 3, 2005) was a New York City socialite, famous for dominating society events, shopping, charity work and fashion.
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This is what me and everyone I know call their Grandmother.
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Helen Kane was in the 1930 film Dangerous Nan McGrew and there was a song with the same title in the movie.
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The protagonist in the book "The Nanny Diaries" by two former nannies is named Nan. I think her full name is Nanny, although I don't like that because Nan is a nanny.
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This sounds so bland as a given name.
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This would be pretty infantile as an official name, but it works as a nickname, I guess.
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Henry VIII's second wife (and earlier mistress) Anne Boleyn was heavily disliked by the common people and those with sympathies to the Catholic church (and thus the Spanish Queen Katherine, Henry's first wife). They believed her to be a witcha and gave her the nicknames "The Great Whore" and "Black Nan".
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Nan is what my friend calls his grandma.
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One of the daughters of Anne of Green Gables & Gilbert Blythe was called Nan.
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Nan Goldin is a notable American fine-art and documentary photographer.
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Nan is one of the children in "The Bobbsey Twins" book series.
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