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What does Shana mean?
Shana ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced SHAH-nah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Shana is "lily, rose". Short form of Shoshana, Shannon or an Anglicized form of Shaina. Shana has been made familiar today by journalist and biographer Shana Alexander. Singer Shania Twain. Also form of Shawna. Also form of Shayna.
STARTS WITH Shan-
Variations
VARIANTS Lashana, Shan, Shanah, Shanda▼, Shandi, Shania▼, Shanna▼, Shannah
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA SHAINA, SHANNON, SHOSHANA Channa, Shaena, Shainah, Shaine, Shandy, Shane, Shanee, Shani, Shanie, Shannae, Shannan▼, Shannen▼, Shannin, Shannyn, Shanon▼, Shayna▼, Shayne, Sheina, Shosha, Sosanna
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Shasa, ..
(male) Shasa, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shana Meilani (S.M.), ..
How popular is Shana?
Shana is a very prominent first name for females (#633 out of 4276, Top 15%) and a slightly less prominent surname for both adults and children (#131366 out of 150436, Top 87%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Shana entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its peak position of #256 in the U.S. in the 1980s, but is not ranked currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Shana rated in the Top 2000 are Shannon (#1478 LAST YEAR), Shania (#1528), Shoshana (#1864), Shaina, Shannen, Shayne, Shayna, Shawna, Shanon, Shannan, Shanna, Shani, Shanee, Shane, Shandi, Shanda and Sian. These relations of Shana were favored as baby names 5 decades ago (USAGE OF 1.05%) and have become much less widespread since (USAGE 0.02%, ▼97.8%), with forms like Shanon going out of style.
Similar Names
Shana▼ is alike in pronunciation to Chana▲, Chanah, Channah, Chanya, Chanyah, Chenay, China▼, Shanay, Shanea, Shaney, Shannea, Shauna▼, Shaunah, Shaunee, Shaunna, Shawnah, Shawnee▼, Shawni, Shawnie, Shayana, Shaynah, Sheenah, Shonagh, Shonah and Shuna. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Amana, Brana, Dhana, Duana, Dzana, Juana, Qiana, Rhona, Ryana, San, Sana, Sanna, Santa, Sasa, Savana▼, Sean, Seanna, Sena▼, Shadae, Shadia, Shadya, Shaka, Shalia, Shan-, Shandra, Shanika▼, Shanta▼, Shara, Sharana, Sharena, Sharla▼, Shary, Shaun, Shaya, Shayan, Shaye, Shea, Shela, Shene, Shone, Shula, Shyann▼, Siana, Sianna, Siara, Siena▲, Sina, Stasa, Thana and Viana. These names tend to be less commonly used than Shana.
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