July 9
Why this day? Nan is a short form of Edna, and shares its name day.
Nan is celebrated in the United States on July 26; Spain on May 1; Brazil on July 9.
Nan is a short form of Edna. It keeps its origin (Hebrew or Irish) and meaning — delight or pleasure or Eithne, and shares its name day, July 9.
On birth records, Nan is rarely written as such: the Nans are Ednas (199,600 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Edna page. Nan is also a short form of Renan, Anna, Nanci.
Nan is a short form of Edna, which means delight or pleasure or Eithne.
July 9, together with Edna: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Edna.
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