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What does Nena mean?
Nena 
as a name for girls has the meaning "little girl; great-granddaughter". Nena is a version of Nina (Spanish, Hebrew).
Variations
VARIANTS Nyna, Nenna, Neneh, Neina, Neenah, Neena
OTHER FORMS VIA NINA Nineta, Ninon
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nena Alice (N.A.), ..
How popular is Nena?
Nena is a very popular first name for women (#1638 out of 4276, Top 38%) and a slightly less popular surname for both adults and children (#123314 out of 150436, Top 82%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Nena reached its top rank of #801 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not ranked currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent alternative form of Nena listed in the Top 2000 is Nina (#319 THE PREVIOUS YEAR). These forms of Nena reached the peak of their popularity during 1880-1889 (USAGE OF 0.17%) and have become significantly less common since (USAGE 0.06%, ▼63.3%), with the form Nina becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Nena is alike in pronunciation to Nana, Nani, Nania, Nanna, Nanni, Nanny, Nona▼, Nonah, Noni, Nonie, Nonna, Nonnah and Pnina. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bena, Dena▼, Eena, Gena▼, Hena, Jena▼, Kena, Lena▼, Mena, Nan▼, Nann, Nea, Neda, Neema, Neima, Neka, Nela, Neoma, Nera, Neta, Neva▼, Rena▼, Sena▼, Tena▼, Vena▼, Xena and Zena. These names tend to be less frequently used than Nena.
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