At a Glance
- Meaning
- Father's mother, i.e. paternal grandmother
- Origin
- Igbo (compound personal name)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- en-NEN-uh
Nnenna is an Igbo (compound personal name) girl's name meaning “father's mother, i.e. paternal grandmother”. It appears in our list of 125+ Igbo Baby Names From the Heart of Nigeria.
Meaning & Origin of Nnenna
Meaning: Father's mother, i.e. paternal grandmother.
Origin: Igbo (compound personal name).
A common claim: Widely cited on baby-name sites as simply meaning "grandmother." Actually: It specifically denotes the paternal (father's-side) grandmother, not grandmother in general, though many sites gloss it more loosely.
How to Pronounce Nnenna
en-NEN-uhIPA /ɛnˈnɛnə/
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