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♀ Shane (girl)
What does Shane mean?
Shane 
as a girls' name (also used more widely as boys' name Shane) is of Gaelic origin, and the name Shane means "old, ancient". Shane is a version of Shannon (Gaelic): place name of an Irish river. See also Shaina, Shania, Shayne
STARTS WITH Shan-
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA SHANNON Channa, Shana▼, Shandy, Shani, Shanna▼, Shannae, Shannan▼, Shannen▼, Shannin, Shannyn, Shanon▼
MASCULINE FORM Shawn
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Shany, ..
(male) Shage, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shane Alice (S.A.), ..
How popular is Shane?
Shane is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2272 out of 4276, Top 53%) and an even more prominent surname for all people (#4637 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Shane entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its highest rank of #1018 in the U.S. then, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Shaina, Shana, Shani, Shania (#1528 A YEAR AGO), Shanna, Shannan, Shannen, Shannon (#1478), Shanon and Shayne are the prominent related forms of Shane. These relations of Shane reached the top of their popularity during 1970-1979 (USAGE OF 0.9%) and are now much less popular, with forms such as Shaina becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Shane is pronounced similarly to Chyanne▼, Sean, Shaine, Shan, Shan-, Shaun, Shayan, Shayanne, Shene, Shone, Shyann▼ and Shyanne▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are San, Sana, Seana, Shade, Shae, Shaena, Shanae▼, Shanah, Shanay, Shanea, Shanee, Shanel, Shaney, Shanie, Shannea, Shante▼, Shauna▼, Shaunee, Shaunie, Shawna▼, Shawnae, Shawnee▼, Shawney, Shawni, Shawnie, Shaye, Shayna▼, Shena, Shona, Shuna, Sian, Siana, Sine and Zhane▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Shane.
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