Girl · Hebrew, through French
Ninon
Say it: nee-NOHN
Meaning
A French pet form of Anne, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favour'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Known from the 17th-century salon hostess and used again in France today.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 21 babies given this name since 1923
- At its height in 1923, about 1 in 241,300 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Ninon de l'Enclos, writer and salon hostess
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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