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: , "shrine, mausoleum" , "ancestral shrine, mausoleum, idol" , "peaceful, tranquil" , "sound, voice" , "peaceful and tranquil child" (These kanji can also be read as Yasuko.)
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 (2000–2019), nickname of the late South African murder victim Uyinene Mrwetyana 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 Nené (footballer, born 1949), nickname of Portuguese footballer Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista Nené (born 1964), nickname of Equatoguinean-Spanish football manager and a former player José Antonio de la Ballina Avilés Nenê (born 1976), nickname of Brazilian women's footballer Elissandra Regina Cavalcanti Nené (footballer, born 1979) (born 1979), nickname of Cape Verdean footballer Adriano Barbosa Miranda da Luz Nenê (footballer, born 1981), nickname of Brazilian footballer Anderson Luiz de Carvalho Nenê (footballer, born 1983), nickname of Brazilian footballer Ânderson Miguel da Silva Nenê (born 1983), nickname of Brazilian futsal player João Carlos Gonçalves Filho Nenê (born 1992), nickname of Brazilian footballer Luis Otavio Bonilha de Oliveira Nené (footballer, born 1996), nickname of Mozambican footballer Feliciano João Jone
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 Nene Tamayo (born 1981), Filipina reality television personality Nene Thomas (born 1968), American artist Nene Tomita (冨田 寧寧), Japanese-born Chinese volleyball player Nene Yokode (横出 寧々), Japanese model and former Miss Universe Japan 2017 contestant
Male
Nene Amegatcher (born 1953), Ghanaian lawyer, academic and judge
Nenê (born 1982), Brazilian basketball player who adopted it as his legal mononym Nene Macdonald (born 1995), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Nene Obianyo (born 1947), Nigerian paediatric surgeon