Nana is a given name that has different origins in several countries across the world. Its use as a feminine or masculine name varies culturally. It is feminine in Japan, Georgia and Greece, and it is masculine in Ethiopia and India, and epicene (unisex/gender neutral) in Ghana and Indonesia. In Georgia, Nana is the fifth most popular given name for girls. In Ghana, among the Akan people, particularly the Akyem, Ashanti and Akuapim peoples, Nana is used as the title of a monarch to signify their status. Furthermore, the stool name of kings and queens is always preceded by Nana. Non-royal Ghanaian people also use Nana as a given name. In some cases, they may adopt the name Nana, if they have been named after a monarch. In Ghana, one can respectfully refer to a King or Queen as Nana without mentioning their full name; much like using "Your Highness". In India, nana means father in Telugu language and grandpa in Hindi, Urdu language from mother side . People Acting Nana Bryant (1888–1955), an American film actress Nana Eikura (born 1988), a Japanese model and actress Nana Jorjadze (born 1948), a Georgian film director and scriptwriter Nana Katase (born 1981), a Japanese actress Nana Komatsu (born 1996), a Japanese model and actress Nana Ama McBrown (born 1980), a Ghanaian actress Nana Ozaki (actress), a Japanese actress Nana Palsikar (1907–1984), an Indian film actor Nana Patekar (born 1951), an Indian actor and filmmaker Nana Visitor (born 1957), an American actress Nana Yamaguchi (born 1938), a Japanese voice actress Nana Yanagisawa (born 1987), a Japanese actress and fashion model Art Nana Haruta (born 1985), a Japanese manga artist Nana Meskhidze (1936–1997), a Georgian artist-painter Music Nana Caymmi (born 1941), a Brazilian singer Nana Hedin (born 1968), a Swedish singer Nana Kitade (born 1987), a Japanese J-Rock singer Nana Mizuki (born 1980), a Japanese voice actress and singer Nana Mouskouri (born 1934), a Greek singer Nana Okada (singer, born 1959), a Japanese idol and actress Nana Okada (born 1997), a Japanese idol and member of the groups AKB48 & STU48 Nana Kwame Abrokwa (born 1968), a German rapper and DJ Nana Tanimura (born 1987), a Japanese pop singer Naná Vasconcelos (1944-2016), a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player Politics Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana Nana (Apache) (1800?-1896), a Chiricahua Apache leader Nana Effah-Apenteng, the Permanent Representative of Ghana