Nena - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Nena \n(e)-na\ is a variant of Nina (Spanish, Hebrew), and the meaning of Nena is "little girl; great-granddaughter".

The baby name Nena sounds like Nona, Nana, Neena, Nyna, Nenna and Neina. Other similar baby names are Lena, Bena, Nela, Dena, Eena, Gena, Jena, Rena, Mena, Neda, Neva, Neka, Nera, Neta, Nea, Sena, Tena, Vena, Zena and Xena.

Nena is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Nena. Compare Nena with related baby names.