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What does Shannan mean?
Shannan ▼ as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Shannan) has its root in Gaelic, and the meaning of Shannan is "old, ancient". Shannan is a variant form of Shannon (Gaelic): place name of an Irish river.
Variations
VARIANTS Shanon▼, Shannyn, Shannin, Shannen▼
RELATIONS VIA SHANNON Channa, Shana▼, Shandy, Shane, Shani, Shanna▼, Shannae
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Shannan?
Shannan is a very prominent first name for women (#1841 out of 4276, Top 43%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Shannan entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its highest position of #717 in the U.S. during 1970-1979, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Shannan are Shannon (#1478 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Shana, Shane, Shani, Shanna, Shannen and Shanon. Other variants, like Channa, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Shannan was at its highest 5 decades ago (AVERAGE #743) and is now significantly lower (#1934, ▼99%), with versions such as Shannen becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Shannan▼ is alike in pronunciation to Shawneen. Other recommended sound-alike names are Channah, Dhanna, Rhiannan, Sanna, Sannah, Seanna, Shaena, Shahnaz, Shaina▼, Shainah, Shanae▼, Shanah, Shanay, Shanda▼, Shandon, Shanea, Shania▼, Shannah, Shannea, Shannel, Shanta▼, Shantae, Shantai, Shantal, Shantay, Sharan, Sharlan, Sharman, Shauna▼, Shaunah, Shaunna, Shawna▼, Shawnae, Shawnah, Shawnna, Shayan, Shayna▼, Shaynah, Shianna, Shonna, Shyanna and Sianna. These names tend to be less commonly used than Shannan.
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