Nene (ねね)

Nene is read ねね and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 音々, 音音 and 音寧. All three are feminine.

Reading

ね·ね (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Nene

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

  • 音々
    ねね
    Feminine

    Sound

  • 音音
    ねね
    Feminine

    Sound + sound

    • 音(ね)— sound
    • 音(ね)— sound
  • 音寧
    ねね
    Feminine

    Sound + tranquil

    • 音(ね)— sound
    • 寧(ね)— tranquil

The kanji in Nene

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

  • 音sound3 spellings
  • 々name ending1 spelling
  • 寧tranquil1 spelling

Nene with common surnames

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

Questions about Nene

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

In our data every spelling of Nene is feminine.

What does Nene mean?

Nene is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 音々 reads as "sound", 音音 reads as "sound + sound" and 音寧 reads as "sound + tranquil". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Nene be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 音々, 音音 and 音寧. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Nene?

ねね is 2 beats: ね · ね. 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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