Nan

This article is about normal goat. For the normal monkey, see Nana.

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“Thanks for this! I think it looks great!”
― Nan, New Horizons

Nan (スミ, Sumi^?) is a normal goat villager who first appeared in Animal Forest e+. Her name may be a shortened form of "nanny", a word for a female goat, and her catchphrase, "kid", could relate to a baby goat, which is called a kid. Her picture quote has a play on words - Nanny Nanny boo boo - is the skipping song, or in some cases a way of taunting - she uses it because an adult female goat is called a Nanny goat. She has the nature hobby.

Quick Answers

What is the significance of Nan's name in Animal Crossing?

In Animal Crossing, Nan is a character known for her kindness towards the player. She has a normal personality and is generally easy to befriend. Her name, 'Nan', doesn't carry any specific significance within the game. It's worth noting, however, that there's another character, Nana, a pink monkey, whose name and color might be a nod to Nana from Ice Climbers, who also sports pink.

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What is the meaning behind Nan's catchphrase in Animal Crossing?

In the Animal Crossing series, Nan is a normal monkey villager. Her catchphrase 'Po po' is a nod to Popo, a character from Nintendo's Ice Climber. The name 'Nana' also cleverly references 'banana', a fruit commonly linked with monkeys.

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What type of villager is Nan in Animal Crossing?

In Animal Crossing, Nan is a goat villager known for her normal personality. She is often kind to the player and maintains good relations with lazy, peppy, smug, snooty, and other normal villagers. Nan may have disagreements with cranky and sisterly villagers. She typically wakes up at 6:00 am, making her easier to befriend compared to other villagers.

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Appearance

Nan is a black goat with pale-pink freckles on her cheeks. The insides of her ears are pink, and her horns are striped orange and yellow. She has a curl of hair on her head which is colored a dull brown-orange. Her hooves and tail are colored the same, and the tip of her tail fades back into the same black as the rest of her body. Her eyes are small, beady, and have one eyelash on each, as well as her having flat black eyebrows. Her mouth is rather low on her face, like most of the goat villagers. Her mouth is closed all the time, even when she does an emote that requires a villager to open their mouth. She initially wears a Citrus Gingham Shirt in all games she appears in prior to New Leaf, where she wears the Straw Shirt.

Personality

Below is a brief description of the normal personality. For more information, click here.

Nan has a normal personality, and frequently acts kind towards the player. Normal villagers generally get along well with lazy, peppy, smug, snooty, and other normal villagers. Nan may conflict with cranky and sisterly villagers. As a normal villager, Nan will usually wake up at 6:00 am and is easier to befriend than most. Both normal and peppy villagers reference an unseen friend known as Moppina.

House

In Animal Forest e+, Nan's house has a few Cabana items, such as a Cabana Screen, and two Cabana Chairs. She also has many plants and a Retro Stereo which plays K.K. Chorale. There are two conga drums in the bottom left corner. Her wallpaper is the Library Wall, and her flooring is the Modern Tile.

In Wild World, Nan's house has changed quite a bit from her last appearance. She now has some items from the Blue Series, such as the dresser, and the bookcase. She also has a bug, and a Retro TV, as well as a Regal Lamp. Nan has no stereo at first, but when she obtains one, it will play Steep Hill. Her wallpaper and flooring are the same as Animal Forest e+, the Library Wall, and the Modern Tile.

In City Folk, Nan's house is very similar to her house in Wild World, the only difference being that she has more furniture. She now has another Blue item, the Blue Bench, and a Classic Bed. She also has gotten rid of her bug, instead choosing to put a telescope in its place. She still has no stereo, but she will play Steep Hill when she obtains one, just like in Wild World. Her wallpaper and flooring are still the same.

In New Leaf, Nan's house has once again changed drastically from the last game. It now has a very posh, and elegant feel, due to her use of the Gorgeous Series. She displays a bonsai, and a Rococo Lamp on top of her Gorgeous Table, and she has an Editors Chair, set up near an Editors Desk. She also has two instruments, the ebony piano, and the cello, and a Retro Stereo playing K.K. Étude. Her wallpaper and flooring have changed from the past three games, they are now the Plaza Wall and the Charcoal Tile.

In New Horizons, Nan's house has a similar feel to her home in New Leaf, but with different items. Like in Animal Forest e+, her home has multiple Cabana items (now renamed "Rattan") colored black. Like New Leaf, she has a large piano in the upper right corner of the room, now with a proper piano stool. Hanging above her bed is Chevre's picture, implying some kind of connection between the two. Her wallpaper is the Black Botanical Tile Wall and her flooring is the White Iron-Parquet Flooring.

Pocket Camp

Nan was added to Pocket Camp in the May 12, 2022 update.

Nan's preferred theme is modern, and she primarily gives cotton as a reward. Her profile reads:

❝ Nan has long been a pen pal of Chevre's, but she still doesn't know much about her. She's so excited when she gets Chevre's letters that she eats them right away!❞

Campsite Invitation Requirements

Friendship Level: 0

Friendship Rewards

• At level 7 friendship, she will reward the player with a straw shirt and sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 9, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 15, she will request the player to craft a deluxe range.
• At level 20, she will reward the player with a pic of Nan and sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 25, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 30, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 35, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 40, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 45, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 50, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 55, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 60, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 65, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 70, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).

amiibo Card

amiibo Card[1]
Back	#168 Nan Type Goat Star sign Virgo Birthday 8/24 Roll value 6 Hand sign Paper Request A zodiac-figurine stand
← 167 Beau #168 Nan 169 Bud →

Trivia

• In New Horizons, Nan has Chevre's picture up on her wall, while Chevre has a picture of Nan. This is in reference to a Japanese children's song, "Goat Mail" (yagi-san yūbin), starring a black goat and a white goat. This song is also the inspiration for her Pocket Camp bio. Additionally, their house interiors appear to be inverted versions of each other.
• Nan's amiibo card erroneously displays her with a beard, which is typically a feature only male goat villagers (and only one female goat villager) have.
• Nan shares her birthday with Jacob, the lazy bird villager. They both have a birthday on August 24^th.
• In New Horizons, Nan's preferred styles are Elegant/Simple, and her preferred colors are Orange/Yellow.

In other languages

Nan
Language Name Translation Japanese スミ (Sumi) - French Nana - Spanish Pécora - German Zenobi - Italian Nan - Dutch Nan - Chinese 墨墨 (Mòmò) - Korean 순이 (Suni) -

References

v · d · e Goats
Billy · Chevre · Gruff · Iggy · Kidd · Nan · Pashmina · Sherb · Sven · Velma
See also	Alligator · Anteater · Bear · Bird · Bull · Cat · Chicken · Cow · Cub · Deer · Dog · Duck · Eagle · Elephant · Frog · Gorilla · Hamster · Hippo · Horse · Kangaroo · Koala · Lion · Monkey · Mouse · Octopus · Ostrich · Penguin · Pig · Rabbit · Rhino · Sheep · Squirrel · Tiger · Wolf
Villagers

v · d · e Normal Villagers
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Alice · Annalisa · Aurora · Ava · Bea · Bertha · Bettina · Cally · Caroline · Carrie · Celia · Chelsea · Chevre · Coco · Daisy · Deena · Dora · Ellie · Étoile · Eunice · Fauna · Flurry · Gala · Gayle · Gladys · Goldie · Ione · Jambette · June · Kiki · Kitt · Lily · Lolly · Lucy · Maggie · Maple · Marcie · Margie · Marina · Megan · Melba · Merengue · Midge · Mitzi · Molly · Nan · Nana · Norma · Olive · Peaches · Pekoe · Poppy · Rhonda · Sally · Sandy · Savannah · Skye · Stella · Sydney · Sylvana · Tia · Vesta · Zoe
See also	Cranky · Jock · Lazy · Peppy · Sisterly · Smug · Snooty
Villagers