Nana
Encyclopedia
People
- Nana (given name)Nana (given name)Nana is a given name either feminine or masculine . It has different meanings depending on the language of origin. In Georgia, Nana is the fifth most popular given name for girls...
, including a list of people and characters with the given name - Nana (surname)Nana (surname)* Abrewa Nana , a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, dancer and former Idol series judge* Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida , a French-Cameroonian heptathlete* Daniel Nana Yeboah , a Ghanaian football player...
, including a list of people and characters with the surname - Nana of IberiaNana of IberiaNana was a Queen Consort of Caucasian Iberia as the second wife of Mirian III in the 4th century. She is regarded as saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church for her role in conversion of the Iberians to Christianity....
(4th c.), Queen Consort of Caucasian Iberia (modern Georgia) - Nana (chief) (c. 1800–1896), Native American leader
- Nana (deejay) (born 1983), Malaysian Akademi Fantasia contestant
- Nana (rapper)Nana (rapper)Nana Kwame Abrokwa is a German rapper and DJ, performing under the pseudonyms Nana or Darkman / Nana. Nana is not an actual first name, but a Ghanaian title of nobility...
(born 1968), German rapper and DJ
Print media
- Nana (manga)Nana (manga)is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, serialized in Cookie published by Shueisha. The manga derives its title from the name of the two main characters, both of whom are called Nana. Nana Komatsu is a small town girl who goes to Tokyo to follow her boyfriend and...
, by Ai Yazawa - Nana (novel)Nana (novel)Nana is a novel by the French naturalist author Émile Zola. Completed in 1880, Nana is the ninth installment in the 20-volume Les Rougon-Macquart series, the object of which was to tell "The Natural and Social History of a Family under the Second Empire", the subtitle of the series.-Origins:A year...
, by Émile Zola - North American Newspaper AllianceNorth American Newspaper AllianceThe North American Newspaper Alliance was a large newspaper syndicate that flourished between 1922 and 1980.Founded by John Neville Wheeler, NANA employed some of the most noted writing talents of its time, including Grantland Rice, Joseph Alsop, Michael Stern, Lothrop Stoddard, Dorothy Thompson,...
- Nana (magazine), a Malayalam periodical
Film
- Nana (1926 film)Nana (1926 film)Nana is Jean Renoir's second full-length silent film and is based on the novel by Émile Zola.-Plot:A government official, Count Muffat, falls under the spell of Nana, a young actress. She becomes his mistress, living in the sumptuous apartment which he provides for her...
, a French film by Jean Renoir - Nana (1934 film), an American film by Dorothy ArznerDorothy ArznerDorothy Arzner was an American film director. Her directorial career in feature films spanned from the late 1920s into the early 1940s, a time period in which there were very few—if any—other women working in the field.- Biography :Born in San Francisco, California, Arzner grew up in Los...
and George Fitzmaurice - Nana (1944 film)Nana (1944 film)Nana is a 1944 Mexican film by Celestino Gorostiza and Roberto Gavaldón. It is an adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Nana. It was the last film of the Mexican star Lupe Vélez.-Plot:Based in the Emile Zola same name novel...
, a Mexican film by Celestino Gorostiza and Roberto Gavaldón starring Lupe Velez - Nana (1955 film)Nana (1955 film)Nana or Nanà is a French-Italian film by Christian-Jaque starring Charles Boyer. It is an adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Nana....
, a French-Italian film by Christian-Jaque - Nana (1970 film), a film starring Gillian HillsGillian HillsGillian Hills is an actress and singer. She rose to fame as a teenager in the 1960s in the British films Beat Girl and later, Blowup...
- Nana (1981 miniseries), a French television miniseries with Véronique GenestVéronique GenestVéronique Genest is a French actress. She was born Véronique Combouilhaud in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne. She is principally known for her lead role in the French television series Julie Lescaut.- Selected filmography :...
- Nana (1982 film)Nana (1982 film)Nana is a 1982 film directed by Dan Wolman.The music is by Ennio Morricone.-Cast:* Jean-Pierre Aumont, Count Muffat* Katya Berger, Nana* Debra Berger, Satin* Mandy Rice-Davies...
, an Italian film by Dan Wolman - Nana (1985 film)Nana (1985 film)Nana is a 1985 Mexican film by Rafael Baledón. It is an adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Nana. Is the film adaptation of a Mexican stageplay produced and starred by Irma Serrano.-Plot:...
, a Mexican film by Rafael Baledón starring Irma Serrano and Verónica Castro - Nana (1995 TV film), a film starring Bernadette HeerwagenBernadette HeerwagenBernadette Heerwagen is a German actress. She began acting aged sixteen and since co-starring in the 1999 production Der Schandfleck, for which she was awarded the Bayerischer Fernsehpreis Sonderpreis in 2000, Heerwagen has gone on to play in a variety of leading and supporting roles in German and...
- Nana (2001 TV film), a film with a soundtrack by Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone discographyThis is a discography of film score composer and conductor Ennio Morricone. He composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions. Morricone is considered as one of the most influential and best-selling film composers since the late 1950s...
- Nana (2005 film)Nana (2005 film)Nana is a 2005 Japanese film adaption of the manga by Ai Yazawa, directed by Kentarō Ōtani. The film was released on September 3, 2005. It stars Mika Nakashima as the punk star Nana Osaki, and Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi ....
, a film based on the manga by Ai Yazawa - Nana (2007 short film), a film by Warwick ThorntonWarwick ThorntonWarwick Thornton is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film, Samson and Delilah won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Family:Thornton was born and raised in Alice Springs...
- La Nana (The Maid), a 2009 Chilean film by Sebastián Silva
Places
- Nana, Rajasthan, India
- Nana, CălăraşiNana, CalarasiNana is a commune in Călăraşi County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Nana.As of 2007 Nana has a population of 2,497....
, Romania - Nána, Slovakia
- Nana PlazaNana PlazaNana Plaza is a 3 storey red-light district in Bangkok, which is rumoured to be the largest sex complex in the world. It is located on Sukhumvit Road Soi 4 across from the Nana Hotel, within walking distance of the BTS Skytrain's "Nana Station"...
, a prostitution center in Bangkok, Thailand - Nana StationNana StationNana station is a BTS skytrain station, on the in Watthana and Khlong Toei District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Sukhumvit Road at Sukhumvit Soi 9, to the east of Nana intersection . It is arounded by variety classes of hotels and facilities for foreign tourists...
, a train station in Bangkok - Nana, Kenya, a ward in Moyale ConstituencyMoyale ConstituencyMoyale Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is the only constituency in Moyale District. The constituency has nine wards, all electing councillors to the Moyale County Council. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections....
Religion and mythology
- Nana (Greek mythology), a Phrygian goddess
- Nana (goddess)Nana (goddess)Nana was a goddess in the ancient area corresponding to Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Northwest India. She can already be seen on seals of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, dating to 2500-1500 BCE....
, a mythological figure of Afghanistan - Nana (naiad), a naiadNaiadIn Greek mythology, the Naiads or Naiades were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks....
, a type of nymph - Nanē (goddess)Nanē (goddess)Nanē, Nana or Nanaia was a pagan mother goddess worshipped in Armenia and close to Georgia.The Georgian song Iavnana is purportedly derived from the word Nana.-Reference:*...
, a mythological figure of Armenia - Nana BulukuNana BulukuNana Buluku is the Supreme Deity of the Fon from Dahomey.In Dahomey mythology, Nana Buluku is an androgynous deity creator of the Universe and all that exists in it...
, a mythological figure in African and South American mythology - Nanaya, a goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians, associated with the sky and earth
- InannaInannaInanna, also spelled Inana is the Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare....
or Nana, the Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare - JnanaJnanaJñāna or gñāna is a Sanskrit and Pali word that means knowledge. It has various nuances of meaning depending on the context. The idea of jnana centers around a cognitive event which is recognized when experienced...
or , "knowledge" in Buddhism
Species
- Nana berry or Rhus dentata, a deciduous tree species
Subspecies
- Anubias barteri var. nanaAnubias barteri var. nanaAnubias barteri var. nana was first described by Adolf Engler in 1899 as A. nana. The species was reduced to varietal status in 1979.-Description:...
, a plant subspecies - Mentha spicata 'Nana', the nana mint, a mint cultivar grown in Morocco
- Ulmus glabra 'Nana'Ulmus glabra 'Nana'The elm cultivar Nana is a very slow growing shrub, believed for many years to be Ulmus glabra and known widely as the 'Dwarf Wych Elm'....
, the dwarf Wych elm, a very slow growing shrub
Other uses
- Nana (echos)Nana (echos)In the theory and notation of byzantine music nana is the name of a special sign that denotes one of three things - depending on the historical period of the notation that it is used in or on the context:...
, a concept in Byzantine music - Nana (painting)Nana (painting)Nana is a painting by French painter Édouard Manet. It was completed in 1877, and was refused at the Salon of Paris the same year. The work is now at the Kunsthalle Hamburg art museum, in Germany.-Description:...
, by Édouard Manet - Nana (title)Nana (title)Nana is a Ghanaian title.Amongst the Akan clans of Ghana, the word Nana generally denotes social eminence derived from either nobility or advanced age. It is most often used as a pre-nominal honorific by individuals who are entitled to it due to the former of the two ....
, a Ghanaian title - "The Nana", an episode of The O.C.
- Hurricane Nana (disambiguation)
- Nana 10Nana 10Nana 10 , previouslly Nana , is an Israeli Web portal, one of the biggest in Israeli web media. The website is owned by Israeli web and communication company 013 Netvision, and Israeli news Channel 10, and consist of Internet forums, which it is especially known for, news, culture sections, an...
, an Israeli Web portal - NANA Regional CorporationNANA Regional Corporationis one of thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 in settlement of Alaska Native land claims. NANA was incorporated in Alaska on June 7, 1972. NANA is a for-profit corporation with a land base in the Kotzebue area in northwest...
- Nana technologyNana technology"Nana" Technology is microchip based technology designed, intended, or that can otherwise be used to improve quality of life for older adults.-History and usage of the term:...
, technology designed to benefit older adults - Grandmother
- N-Acetylneuraminic acidN-Acetylneuraminic acidN-Acetylneuraminic acid is the predominant sialic acid found in mammalian cells.This negatively charged residue is found in complex glycans on mucins and glycoproteins found at the cell membrane...
- Nana, an indigenous Australian group
- Nanas, a series of sculptures by Niki de Saint PhalleNiki de Saint PhalleNiki de Saint Phalle, born Catherine-Marie-Agnès-Brandon Fal de Saint Phalle was a French sculptor, painter, and film maker.-The early years:...
- "NaNa", a song by BlaazeBlaazeBlaaze is a rap artist and a popular playback singer in Indian films. An Indian by birth, born in Chennai, he grew up in Zambia and later did his education in England and in the US...
- Nana, a St. Bernard dog owned by the Darling family and the children's nursemaid in the 1953 Disney film Peter Pan
See also
- Nan (disambiguation)
- Na Na (disambiguation)
- Nanas (disambiguation)
- Nanna (disambiguation)
- Nanny (disambiguation)
- Nanus (disambiguation)
- Nanum (disambiguation)