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Girl · English pet form of a Hebrew name
Nannie
Say it: NAN-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Ann or Anne, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favour'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in the American South around 1880 to 1910; later avoided because 'nanny' means a nursemaid.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 25,580 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1883, about 1 in 368 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Nanny, Nan
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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