Shanna (meaning and origin)

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Shanna

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Meaning and origin
Shanna is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Lily`.

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

It is an abbreviated form of
Shoshannah, used in Jewish.

See also
In Jewish: Shoshana
In English: Shannah

Extra information:
From Old English.

What Shanna`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Shanna:
It is unique. I hardly ever hear it and if I do they don't spell it the same way. :))
The worst thing about the name:
People don't ever pronounce it correctly.
If my name wasn`t Shanna....:
I wouldn't be filling this out... haha My grandma tried to get my mom to name me Jerrika.
Extra information:
My mom found my name on a plaque at a local store and didn't buy the plaque. Now I cannot find anything with my name spelled correctly on it... Oh well..
The best thing about the name Shanna:
It fits me, unusual and beautiful
The worst thing about the name:
Having it rhymn with bananna- no on pronounces it right.
If my name wasn`t Shanna....:
I can't imagine it being anything else.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Shanna:
There arent too many people with the same name.
The worst thing about the name:
Nobody can ever pronounce it the way we pronounce it (everything from Shauna to Shania)
If my name wasn`t Shanna....:
Then I dont know what it would be.
Extra information:
Not that I know of.
The best thing about the name Shanna:
Rarely have found someone else who pronounces it or spells it the same way.
The worst thing about the name:
Getting all DIFFERENT kinds of prounoucings...even got called Shania once!!!
If my name wasn`t Shanna....:
Wouldn't have been any reference to the romance novel!!!
Extra information:
Would never change my name!!!
The best thing about the name Shanna:
makes me feel like i am really special
The worst thing about the name:
came across nothing yet
If my name wasn`t Shanna....:
dont know yet
Extra information:
i hope it was my real name

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

Statistics for Shanna

Shanna doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Shanna appeared in the top-1000 was 11 years ago, in 1997. It ranked #859 in that year. . 1980 was a `top year` for the name Shanna. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #181. The last time Shanna appeared among the most common names was in 1970. Our records go back to 1880

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1997	859
1996	736
1995	728
1994	629
1993	582
1992	512
1991	432
1990	430
1980	181
1970	344
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