NAN

NAN. In the Celtic of Cornwall, Nan signifies a valley, and is found in composition with many local names which have become surnames in that peninsula, as Nancothan, Nancarrow, Nance, Nanfan, Nankivell, Nausperian, Nanphant, Nanscorus, Nanscuke, Nansladron, Nanstalon, Nants, Nauscowan, Nangarthiau, Naukevil, Nanscawen.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.