Nnenne
Igbo for "mother's mother": a daughter's name that honours her maternal grandmother.
Meaning and origin
Nnenne doubles nne, "mother", to point to the mother of the child's own mother: her maternal grandmother.
How to pronounce Nnenne
| Igbo (Nigeria) | NEN-neh /n̪ːɛn̪ːɛ/ |
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