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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Nanne m. Proto-Germanic *nanþ- 'brave, daring', or, more often, a pet form of any name with this as a deuterotheme.

This name was particularly common in Frisian and Low German areas.

Estonia
Middle Low German
1379x1383 Nanne BbRT p. 336; 1396 Nanne ibid. p. 341
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