Nene is a feminine and masculine given name, surname and nickname in several cultures.
In Spanish, it is generally a masculine term of endearment and an affectionate nickname meaning "baby". Alternative variations such as Neneh, Néné, Nené, Nenê and Nenè are used within Latin America, with Nenê being more common in Brazil. The feminine form of this nickname is Nena.
In Turkish and other Turkic languages such as Crimean Tatar, Nene means "grandmother", and is also generally used as a nickname for elderly women.
In Japanese, Nene is exclusively a feminine given name. It can be written as "ねね" and rarely "ネネ", or it can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
祢々, "shrine, mausoleum"
禰々, "ancestral shrine, mausoleum, idol"
寧々, "peaceful, tranquil"
音々, "sound, voice"
寧子, "peaceful and tranquil child" (These kanji can also be read as Yasuko.)
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People with this nickname or professional name
Female
Néné (1834–1890), nickname of Duchess Helene in Bavaria
Nene Hatun (1857–1955), Turkish folk heroine
Nené Cascallar (1914–1982), pen name of late Argentine writer Alicia Inés Botto
Nene Gare (1919–1994), professional name of late Australian writer and artist Doris Violet May Wadham
Nene Go (born 1962), nickname of former Filipino politician Ma. Catalina L. Loreto-Go
Nene (born 1997), nickname of Thai-Chinese singer and actress Pornnappan Pornpenpipat
Nene (2000–2019), nickname of the late South African murder victim Uyinene Mrwetyana
Nene Royal (born 2010), Thai musician
Momosuzu Nene, Japanese VTuber affiliated with Hololive Production
Male
Nenè (1917–2007), nickname of late Sicilian mafia boss Antonino Geraci
Nene (1933–2019), nickname of the late Filipino politician and human rights lawyer Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Nené (1942–2016), nickname of Brazilian footballer Claudio Olinto de Carvalho
Nene (born 1949), nickname of Peruvian footballer Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga
People with this given name
Female
Kōdai-in, formerly known as Nene (ねね, 1546–1624), principal samurai wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Nene (禰々, 1528–1543), sister of Takeda Shingen, a pre-eminent daimyō in feudal Japan
Nene (祢々, 1585–1644), Japanese noble lady, aristocrat and later daimyō
Nene (音々), former member of Japanese heavy mental band Destrose
Nene Hieda (稗田 寧々, born 1997), Japanese voice actress and singer
Nene Humphrey (born 1947), American installation artist
Nene Jitoe (地頭江 音々, born 2000), Japanese idol and member of HKT48
Nene King (born 1943), American journalist
NeNe Leakes (born 1967), American actress
Nene Ito (伊藤 寧々, born 1995), former member of Japanese idol group Nogizaka46
Nene Otsuka (大塚 寧々, born 1968), Japanese actress
Nene Sakai (酒井 寧子, born 1995), Japanese long track speed skater
Nene Sakuragi (桜木 寧々), former member of Japanese idol group Houkago Princess
Nene Sugisaki (杉﨑 寧々, born 1998), former member of Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin
Fictional characters with the given name
Nêne, title character of the 1920 novel Nêne by Ernest Pérochon
Nenè, title character of the 1977 Italian film Nenè
Nene Romanova in the anime series Bubblegum Crisis
Nene in the video game and anime series Blue Dragon
Nene, a playable character in the video game series Samurai Warriors
Nene Sakurada in the anime series Crayon Shin-chan
Nene Amano (天野 ネネ), a character in the anime series Digimon Fusion
Nene Yashiro, the main female character of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
Nene Kusanagi, from the mobile rhythm game Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku
Nene Kinokuni (紀ノ国 寧々), a character in the manga and anime series Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
Neneh, the title character of the 2022 French film Neneh Superstar
People with this surname
Adriano Néné (born 1979), Cape Verde footballer
Levy Nene (born 2006), Malian-Ivorian footballer
Tāmati Wāka Nene (1785–1871), Māori chief
Zakithi Nene, South African sprinter
Madhuri Dixit Nene, Indian actress
Nhlanhla Nene (born 1958), former South African Minister of Finance