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Shauna

/ˈʃɔːnə/

Shauna proper noun: a female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).

Proper noun

Shauna

  1. A female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).

Forms of Shauna

alternative formShawna
alternative formSeana
alternative formShaunae

Origin of Shauna

From Shaun + -a, variant of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Sheena.

Words formed from Shauna

  • Lashauna
  • La'Shauna
  • La'shaunae
  • Lashaunae
  • Shaunae

Questions about Shauna

What does Shauna mean?
Shauna means a female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).
What part of speech is Shauna?
Shauna is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shauna?
Shauna is pronounced /ˈʃɔːnə/.

Words near Shauna in the dictionary

  1. Shaula
  2. Shaull
  3. Shaulls
  4. Shauls
  5. Shaun
  6. Shauna
  7. Shauniqua
  8. Shauraseni Prakrit
  9. shauri
  10. shauris
  11. shaurma

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