March 22
Why this day? Nanny is a short form of Cassandra, and shares its name day.
Nanny is celebrated in France on March 22; the United States on July 26.
Nanny is a short form of Cassandra. It keeps its origin (Greek) and meaning — she who shines for men, and shares its name day, March 22.
On birth records, Nanny is rarely written as such: the Nannys are Cassandras (24,675 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Cassandra page. Nanny is also a short form of Anny, Joanny, Janny.
Nanny is a short form of Cassandra, which means she who shines for men.
March 22, together with Cassandra: 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 Cassandra.
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