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What does Shanon mean?
Shanon ▼ as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Shanon) has its root in Gaelic, and the meaning of Shanon is "old, ancient". Shanon is a variant form of Shannon (Gaelic): place name of an Irish river.
STARTS WITH Shan-
Variations
VARIANTS Shannyn, Shannin, Shannen▼, Shannan▼
RELATIONS VIA SHANNON Channa, Shana▼, Shandy, Shane, Shani, Shanna▼, Shannae
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shanon Brianna (S.B.), ..
How popular is Shanon?
Shanon is a very popular first name for women (#1335 out of 4276, Top 31%) and a slightly less popular surname for all people (#76208 out of 150436, Top 51%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Shanon was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its highest position of #741 in the U.S. in the 1970s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Shannon (#1478 LAST YEAR), Shana, Shane, Shani, Shanna, Shannan and Shannen are the prominent variation forms of Shanon. Adoption of these forms of Shanon was widespread in the 1970s (MEDIAN #743) and is now significantly less.
Similar Names
Shanon▼ is pronounced similarly to Shawneen. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Chalon, Manon, Nanon, Rhianon, Rianon, Season, Shadoe, Shadow, Shalom, Shan, Shan-, Shanae▼, Shanah, Shanay, Shanda▼, Shandi, Shandon, Shanea, Shanee, Shanel, Shaney, Shania▼, Shanie, Shanit, Shanta▼, Shante▼, Shanti, Sharan, Sharen▼, Sharon▼, Sharona, Sharron▼, Sharyn▼, Shaun, Shavon▼, Shavona, Shayan, Sheron, Shevon, Shimona, Shyann▼ and Shyvon. These names tend to be less commonly used than Shanon.
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