Gender | Feminine or Masculine depending on culture. |
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Language(s) | Spanish, Brazilian, Portuguese, Japanese, Turkish, Crimean Tatar |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Romance, Japonic, Turkic |
Meaning | In Romance languages: "baby". In Japanese: Different meanings depending on the kanji used. In Turkic languages: "grandmother". |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Néné, Nené, Nenê and Nenè |
Anglicisation(s) | Nene |
Related names | Nena |
Nene is a feminine and masculine given name, surname and nickname in several cultures.
In Spanish, it is generally a masculine term of endearment and an affectionate nickname meaning "baby". Alternative variations such as Neneh, Néné, Nené, Nenê and Nenè are used within Latin America, with Nenê being more common in Brazil. The feminine form of this nickname is Nena.
In Turkish and other Turkic languages such as Crimean Tatar, Nene means "grandmother", and is also generally used as a nickname for elderly women.
In Japanese, Nene is exclusively a feminine given name. It can be written as "ねね" and rarely "ネネ", or it can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: