Nana (なな)

Nana is read なな and has 2 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 奈々 and 夏奈. All two are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

な·な (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Nana

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 奈々
    なな
    CommonFeminine

    Elegant

    • 奈(な)— chosen for sound
  • 夏奈
    なな
    Feminine

    Summer

    • 夏— summer
    • 奈— chosen for sound

The kanji in Nana

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 奈chosen for sound2 spellings
  • 々name ending1 spelling
  • 夏summer1 spelling

Nana with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Nana on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Elegant Japanese NamesRoyal Japanese NamesJapanese Princess NamesGeisha NamesBeautiful Japanese NamesShort Japanese Girl Names

Questions about Nana

Is Nana a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Nana is feminine.

What does Nana mean?

Nana is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 奈々 reads as "elegant" and 夏奈 reads as "summer". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Nana be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 奈々 and 夏奈. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Nana?

なな is 2 beats: な · な. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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