Shana (meaning and origin)

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Shana

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Meaning and origin
Shana is a Hebrew girl name. The meaning of the name is `God is gracious `.

Where is it used?
The name Shana is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Sian (In Welsh)
Siani (In Welsh)

What Shana`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Shana:
the name shana means rose. i love roses
The worst thing about the name:
there is nothing bad about the name shana
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
it would be shoshana
Extra information:
love the name shana
The best thing about the name Shana:
iam beautiful
The worst thing about the name:
they put channa,chana,shana,shanna
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
iwould not be my ownself because iwould not know which one is shana because i have a friend name shana and it is spell just like my name and i don't know what shana there talking about
Extra information:
i love my name
The best thing about the name Shana:
my name means beautiful and i now i am and i am so happy
The worst thing about the name:
people always put shanna and sometimes chana
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
i would be not to happy since it means beautiful
Extra information:
thats why my mom and dad pick that name for me when i was born
The best thing about the name Shana:
It means beautiful!
The worst thing about the name:
Mispronunciation of my name
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
Couldn't imagine anything else
Extra information:
I love my name! It exemplifies who I am... A beautiful person, inside and out
The best thing about the name Shana:
in my opinion absolutely nothing
The worst thing about the name:
i often meet & know people with the same name. it's confusing!& everyone always spells it wrong like, Chana or Shanna or Shanah
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
it would be zaza.. (far more unique) boe to the relatives that talked it out my parents heads
Extra information:
hate my name
The best thing about the name Shana:
Its Unique n i love it Tashanna
The worst thing about the name:
people usual spell it tashana when its tashanna
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
i wudnt have been tashanna
Extra information:
i love my name
The best thing about the name Shana:
It's not very common.
The worst thing about the name:
It is spelled differently. . .Chaynia and people call me China.
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
I wouldn't exactly be myself. . .
Extra information:
My name is awesome!
The best thing about the name Shana:
Its simplicity and originality.
The worst thing about the name:
People always pronounce it wrong. ANNOYING! It's pronounced Shay-nuh.
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
i would be non existent
Extra information:
My name ROCKS!
The best thing about the name Shana:
It is pretty unique, I don't often meet a Shana.
The worst thing about the name:
People screw it up all the time! Shay-nuh, Shannon, always something else.
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
It would have been Nichole, go Dad your name won!
Extra information:
My mom thought that people would call me Ana for short, a name she hated, but no one ever has!
The best thing about the name Shana:
It is a little different.
The worst thing about the name:
It sounds like Anna, but i get called, shawna, shayna, and shannon ALL the time. im 32 now, and i still go through this....
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
never really thought about it...
Extra information:
for correct saying of the name, spell like this... Shanna, or Shannah.....
The best thing about the name Shana:
my grandfather wanted me to have it beacuase in old hebrew it means beautiful..
The worst thing about the name:
nothing
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
i would't be me
Extra information:
i wouldn't change it for the world
The best thing about the name Shana:
my name is unique
The worst thing about the name:
nothing
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
nah
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Shana:
It's original
The worst thing about the name:
People always callme Shawna or Shannon
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
I wouldn't have the nickname Shana-Banana!
Extra information:
I love my name
The best thing about the name Shana:
you dont meet many people with the same name.
The worst thing about the name:
people aways get your name wrong.
If my name wasn`t Shana....:
i wouldnt be me!
Extra information:
i love my name!!

More `Shana` links
Shana as abbreviation
Actors named Shana
Shana in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Shana

Shana doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Shana appeared in the top-1000 was 9 years ago, in 1999. It ranked #984 in that year. . 1980 was a `top year` for the name Shana. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #272. The last time Shana appeared among the most common names was in 1970. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
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1999	984
1998	839
1997	763
1996	653
1995	610
1994	578
1993	487
1992	423
1991	369
1990	349
1980	272
1970	293
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