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Shannah

What does Shannah mean?

Shannah Pronunciation of Shannah as a name for girls is a Hebrew name, and the meaning of the name Shannah is "lily, rose". Shannah is a variant form of Shana (Hebrew): pet form of Shoshana, Shannon.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Shan-, -ah

ASSOCIATED WITH lily (flower)

Variations

VARIANTS Shanna, Shania, Shanah

RELATIONS VIA SHANA, SHOSHANA Shan, Shanda, Shandi, Sosanna, Sosannah

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shannah Lillie (S.L.), ..

How popular is Shannah?

Shannah is an uncommonly occurring first name for women. Shannah is an unusual surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Shania (#1528 LAST YEAR), Shoshana (#1864), Shana, Shanda, Shandi and Shanna are the prominent related forms of Shannah (NOT RANKED) listed in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Sosannah, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Shannah was at its apex 5 decades ago (USAGE OF 0.2%) and is now significantly lower, with forms such as Shanda falling out of fashion. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Shana, Shanda, Shandi, Shania, Shanna, Shoshana in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Shania outside U.S.

Similar Names

Shannah is pronounced similarly to Chaanah, Chania, Chaniyah, Channah, Shaena, Shanae, Shannae, Shaunna, Shawnae, Shawney, Shawni, Shawnie, Shawnna, Shayana, Shayna, Sheena, Shena, Shianna, Shiona, Shionagh, Shona, Shonagh, Shonah, Shuna and Shyanna. Other recommended sound-alike names are Chaninah, Channach, Dannah, Dhanna, Diannah, Ioannah (see Ioanna), Jannah, Johannah, Reannah, Sana, Sanna, Sannah, Sannie, Sanny, Savannah, Seana, Seanna, Shahnaz, Shaine, Shalvah, Shan-, Shane, Shannan, Shannen, Shannin, Shannon, Shannyn, Shanta, Shantae, Shantahl, Shantai, Shantal, Shantay, Shastah, Shaun, Shayan, Shaylah, Shayne, Shyann, Shyanne, Siana, Sianna, Sienna, Suanny, Sueanna, Susannah, Suzannah, Swannie, Swanny and Yoannah. These names tend to be more frequently used than Shannah.

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