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Joyce, Jem (James), Walter, Nan (Anne), Di (Diana), Shirley, Rilla (Marilla) are children of Anne of Green Gables!

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Nicknames for Nan

Nanny

Meanings and history of the name Nan

An English nickname for Ann(e), meaning "gracious". It most likely derived from the expression "mine Ann", which was slurred into "Nan".

Famous real-life people named Nan

Nan Kempner, American socialite
Nan Goldin, American photographer
Nan Britton, mistress of president Warren G. Harding and mother of his daughter

Nan in song, story & screen

Nan Bobbsey, one of the Bobbsey twins
Nan Flanagan, character in the TV series "True Blood"
Nan Merriman, sister of the American Girl character Felicity
Anne "Nan" Blythe, one of Gilbert & Anne's twins in the Anne series by L.M. Montgomery