Nannerl (given name)

Nannerl
Austrian musician Maria Anna Mozart (1751–1829) at age 12 in 1763. Her nickname was Nannerl.
GenderFeminine
Language(s)German
Origin
MeaningAustro-Bavarian German hypocorism for Anna
Other names
Nickname(s)Nan
Related namesAna (Georgian), (Spanish); Anano (Georgian); Aneta (Bulgarian),(Czech), (Macedonian), (Polish); Ani (Bulgarian), (Georgian), (Romanian), (Spanish); Ania (Polish), (Russian); Anica Croatian, Serbian, Slovene; Anika (Danish), (Dutch), (German), (Polish), (Slovene); Anikó (Hungarian); Anina (German), Anișoara (Romanian); Anita (Croatian), (Portuguese), (Slovene), (Spanish); Anja (Croatian), (Danish)), (Dutch), (Finnish), (German), (Norwegian), (Serbian),(Slovene), (Swedish), Anka (Bulgarian), (Croatian), (Serbian), (Slovene); Anke (Dutch), (Low German); Ankica (Croatian), (Serbian), (Slovene); Ann (English), (Manx); Anna, Anne (Basque), (Danish), (Dutch), (English), (Estonian), (Finnish), (French), (German), (Norwegian), (Swedish); Anneke (Dutch); Annelien (Dutch); Anneta (Greek); Annetta (Italian); Annette (Danish), (Dutch), (English), (French), (German), (Norwegian), (Swedish); Anni (Danish), (Estonian), (Finnish), (German), (Greek); Annie (Dutch), (English), (French); Anniina (Finnish); Annika (Dutch), (English), (Estonian), (Finnish), (German), (Greek), (Swedish); Annikki (Finnish); Annio (Greek); Annoula (Greek); Annya (Greek); Anouk Dutch, French; Anouschka (Dutch); Anouska (Dutch), Annukka (Finnish); Annushka (Russian); Annuska (Dutch), Anny (French); Ans (Dutch); Antje (Dutch), (Frisian), (Low German); Anu (Estonian), (Finnish); Anuki (Georgian); Anuša (Croatian), (Serbian), (Slovene language); Anuschka (Dutch), (German); Anya, Enija (Latvian); Hannah, Nainsí Irish; Nance (English); Nancy (English), (German); Nandag (Scottish Gaelic), Nanette (English), (German), Nannie (English); Nanse (Manx); Néné (French), (Jèrriais); Nénette (French), Nensi (Croatian), Ninette (English, (French); Nini (French), Ninon (French), Nuša Slovene; Ona (Lithuanian); Onnee (Manx); Panna (Hungarian); Panka (Hungarian); Panni (Hungarian)

Nannerl is an Austro-Bavarian Upper German language feminine diminutive for the name Anna that is also in use as an independent given name.[1] It is closely related to Nan, Nancy, Nanette, and Nannie, all English and German diminutives for Anna, Anne and Ann.[2] The suffix -erl is also used in other Austro-Bavarian diminutives. The best known bearer of the nickname Nannerl was Austrian musician Maria Anna Mozart (1751–1829), the elder sister of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, after whom some other women were named. United States government data also shows that Nannerl was in use as an independent name as well as a diminutive for Anna and its variants by 1916.[1][3]

Women

  • Nannerl O. Keohane (born 1940), American political theorist and former college president
  • Maria Anna Mozart, nicknamed "Nannerl" (1751–1829), Austrian musician and elder sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In fiction

  • Nannerl Mozart, the protagonist of Mozart’s Last Aria, a 2011 historical crime novel by Matt Rees

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Man, Nancy (6 January 2012). "Baby Name Story: Nannerl". www.nancy.cc. Nancy’s Baby Names (blog). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ Charbonneau, Karen (March 17, 2023). American Baby Girl Names: 1587-1920s. Post Falls, Idaho: A Ship's Cat Book. p. 707. ASIN B0BYTTGH3L.
  3. ^ Leung, Jacqueline (21 June 2016). "Nannerl Mozart: Neglected Sister or Wolfgang's Childhood Muse?". magazine.pianoperformers.org. Piano Performer Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2025.