Nan
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter N.
a female given name.
Other definitions for nan- (2 of 2)
variant of nano- before a vowel: nanoid.
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How to use Nan in a sentence
That said, Waters has come a long way since the picaresque adventures of Nan and Kitty.
Sarah Waters’s New Novel Rewrites the Rules of Love | Lucy Scholes | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFamilies were sitting picnic-style, meals of lamb and rice on large plates, scooped up with the flat bread Nan.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple | Michael Luongo | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn July 8, a summons was sent to Zhang alerting her to the lawsuit, and on July 11, Nan Shi lost her job.
Female Yahoo Exec Accused of Sex Abuse Fires Back | Nina Strochlic | July 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmerican photographer Nan Goldin shot the campaign; the release date has not yet been announced.
Robert Pattinson to Star in Dior Campaign; Rick Owens Announces Collaboration with Adidas | The Fashion Beast Team | June 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTConfronting Kennedy, Nan Richardson is said to have angrily announced: “You killed my sister.”
New Questions Arise About Mary Richardson Kennedy’s Suicide | Nancy Collins | May 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Sherwood told me yesterday that she hoped to have Nan Gerard back here for good, and Mary looked as if it were all settled.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterMr. Towne did not do much last winter, Mary said, beside run around with Naughty Nan.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterI comforted Nan by saying that he had done the same thing before and would again.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterFar away from here—Loch Nan and the vacant moors—my memory wandered.
Angling Sketches | Andrew LangHe was here; dying here, beside the black wave of lone Loch Nan.
Angling Sketches | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for nan
nana or nanna (ˈnænə)
/ (næn) /
a child's words for grandmother
Origin of nan
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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