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In Shanghai dialect, a girl is called Nannan. What is a boy’s name?

囝囝, dialect writing.

Refers to children and daughters.

囝 has two pronunciations, one is pronounced jiǎn and the other is pronounced nān.

When pronounced as jiǎn: it means son, son and daughter; when pronounced as nān: Tongnan, also in dialect.

Nannan is a nickname for girls in Shanghai, Cantonese and other dialect areas, especially girls aged 6-9.

Similar to the meaning of "baby", such as: 小囡, 囡儿, 囡仵.

It can also be used as a title for boys in some places, such as Suzhou, Wuxi and Jiaxing.

However, the word for boys in Suzhou and Guangdong is different from this word and is written as "囝囝".