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菜々
なな
Nana
NAH-nah · a female name
“Fresh greens, doubled”
Fresh · Cheerful · Springlike
The story of Nana
The springtime Nana — fresh greens, twice over.
One happy syllable, said twice. Nana carries the lucky number seven in its sound and needs no pronunciation guide anywhere on Earth.
Kanji by kanji
greens, rape blossom
The kanji of nanohana, the yellow spring fields — nourishing and bright.
repetition mark
The doubling mark — the previous kanji, said again with a smile.
How it feels
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About 菜々
菜々 doubles the brightest month of the field. It suits an easy cheerfulness that renews itself — spring, and then spring again.
Popularity in Japan
Nana has bobbed in and out of the girls' top 30 since the 1990s, kept afloat by sheer likability.
Through the decades
A repeat favorite across the Heisei years.
Deep dive
Repeated-sound names are Japan's warmest register — they sound like being called by someone who likes you. Nana adds the luck of seven (七) and the freshness of greens (菜), doubled.
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