Shana

Gender:
Origin: Hebrew
29 famous people named Shana found on Wikipedia.
29448 female, 113 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 4613-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 175-th in year 1984
Used in: English

Meanings

Shana is a feminine given name of multiple origins. The pronunciation of the name varies depending upon the context and source.
According to Bruce Lansky, Shana occurs as a familiar diminutive or form of Shannon, a Gaelic name, meaning "small and wise." It relates to the longest river in Ireland, the Shannon, which earned its namesake from Celtic goddess Sionna, who sought the enchanted hazelnuts of wisdom. Legends vary about the creation of the river, but they all recount the drowning of the Sionna, granddaughter of the great sea god Lir, usually at an undersea well. Some derive the denomination of the name Shannon, known by the Irish as Sionnain, from the phrase sean-amhan or "old river." An alternate spelling for Shana is Shanna.
Beyond its Irish roots, Shana is also often used as a nickname for Shoshana, an ancient form of Susannah, and means "lily" or "rose" in Hebrew. The name Shaina, sometimes spelled Shayna or Shana, is of Yiddish origin, and implies "beautiful."

Beautiful. Derived from shoshan: lily, rose.

Famous People: 29 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Shana Madoff 0167 The former compliance officer and attorney for firm of Bernard Madoff
2 Shana Swash 1990 British actress
3 Shana Morrison 1970 American musician
4 Shana Alexander 1925 Journalist
5 Shana Hiatt 1975 American model and television host
6 Shana Goldberg-Meehan Television producer, television writer
7 Shana Müller 1980 Brazilian journalist
8 Shana Zadrick 1969 American model
9 Shana Feste 1975 US-American film director and screenwriter
10 Shana 1972 American singer
11 Shana Cleveland American guitarist and singer
12 Shana Halligan
13 Shana Abé U.S. American novelist
14 Shana Poplack Canadian linguist
15 Shana Cox 1985 American sprinter
16 Shana Pearson 1985 Swiss singer and composer
17 Shana Dale 1964 NASA deputy administrator
18 Shana Moulton 1976 Artist
19 Shana Williams 1972 American athlete
20 Shana Muldoon Zappa 1977
21 Shana Knizhnik 1988 American lawyer and author
22 Shana O. Kelley American chemist
23 Shana Tesh 1987 Belgian singer of Chilean and Spanish origin
24 Shana Woods 1988 American athletics competitor
25 Shana Lutker
26 Shana Mahaffey American writer
27 Shana Van Glabeke 1993 Cyclist
28 Shana Vanguarde French singer
29 Ruman Shana 1995