Nan

English, diminutive of Nancy

"grace"

Nan Origin and Meaning

The name Nan is a girl's name of English origin.

Bobbsey Twins-era nickname name that could find new life via Nan, heroine of The Nanny Diaries. Nan was also the nickname of Annabel St George, the protagonist of Edith Wharton's novel "The Buccaneers".

Nan Rank in US Top 1000

# 955 in the US

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Famous People Named Nan

• Nan Alison Sutter Hayworth U.S. Congresswoman from New York
• Nan Wood Honeyman U.S. Congresswoman from New York
• Katherine Ann "Nan" Merriman American operatic mezzo,soprano
• Nan Ahearn Talese American book editor
• Nan C. Robertson American journalist and author
• Nanna Popham "Nan" Britton mistress of U.S. President Warren Harding and mother of their child
• Nan Kempner American socialite
• Nan Martin American actress
• Nannerl "Nan" Overholser Keohane American academic and university president
• Nannie Dorothea "Nan" Hinkle Phelps American folk artist

Nan in Pop Culture

• Nan Flanagan character on the TV show "True Blood"
• Nan a character in Huntley Fitzpatrick's novel "My Life Next Door"
• Nan character in "American Horror Story: Coven," played by Jamie Brewer
• Nan one of the names of Arya Stark in "Game of Thrones"
• Anne "Nan" Blythe daughter of Anne in the "Anne of Green Gables" series
• Nan Merriman younger sister of Felicity Merriman in American Girl's "Felicity" series
• Annabel "Nan" St. George character in "The Buccaneers"