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Feminine
Scottish
Meaning & History
Sheona is a Scottish feminine given name, a variant of Shona Shona itself is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic names Seonag or Seònaid, both of which are Gaelic equivalents of Joan. Through this chain, Sheona traces its roots ultimately to the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning God is gracious.
The name Sheona is pronounced roughly like "SHAY-na" or "SHEE-na" in Scotland. It is relatively rare, especially outside of Scotland and Scottish diasporic communities, where it may be used as a feminine form of John in a modern stylization. Its spelling distinguishes it from the similarly pronounced Shona, which has a different origin in the ethnic group of Zimbabwe.
- Meaning: God is gracious (derived from Joan)
- Origin: Scottish variant of Shona
- Usage: Scottish feminine name
- Related forms: Shona, Seonag, Seònaid, Joan, Johanna
Related Names
Other Languages & Cultures
(English)
Shavon, Shavonne (Basque)
Jone 1 (Ukrainian)
Zhanna (Polish)
Joanna (Greek)
Ioanna (Biblical Latin)
Iohanna (Breton)
Yanna 2, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig (Romanian)
Ioana (Slovene)
Ivana (Ukrainian)
Yana (Bulgarian)
Yanka, Yoana (Portuguese)
Joana (Corsican)
Ghjuvanna (Slovene)
Jana 1 (Spanish (Latin American))
Johana (Czech)
Johanka (Swedish)
Johanna (Norwegian)
Johanne (Swedish)
Hanna 2 (Norwegian)
Hanne 1, Janne 2 (Dutch)
Jannie (Swedish)
Jonna, Janna (Dutch)
Hanke, Hanneke, Hannie, Jennigje (Swedish)
Jenny (Dutch)
Johanneke, Joke (Spanish (Latin American))
Janeth (English)
Janae, Jane, Janessa, Janet, Janice, Jean 2 (French)
Jeanne (English)
Joan 1, Johnna, Shauna, Shawn, Shawna, Sheena, Chevonne, Jan 2, Janeka, Janel, Janele, Janella, Janelle, Janetta, Janette, Janey, Janie, Janis, Jannah, Jannette, Jayna, Jayne, Jaynie, Jeana, Jeane, Jeanie, Jeanna, Jeni (French)
Jenna (Finnish)
Jenni (Swedish)
Jennie (English)
Jo, Joanie, Joann (French)
Joanne (English)
Jody, Joetta, Joey, Jonelle, Jonette, Joni 1, Jonie, Netta 1, Shevaun, Shevon (Estonian)
Jaana 2 (Finnish)
Janika (Icelandic)
Jóna (Swedish)
Janina (Finnish)
Hannele (French)
Jeannette, Jeannine, Jennah (French (Quebec))
Joannie (Galician)
Xoana (Italian)
Gianna (Greek)
Yanna 1, Yianna (Icelandic)
Jóhanna, Jónína, Jenný (Irish)
Síne, Siobhán (Italian)
Giovanna, Giò, Giovannetta, Giovannina, Vanna 1 (Latvian)
Janīna, Žanna (Serbian)
Jovana (Medieval French)
Jehanne (Polish)
Asia 2, Joasia (Portuguese)
Janete, Joaninha (Portuguese (Brazilian))
Geovana (Spanish (Latin American))
Giovana (Sardinian)
Giuanna (Spanish)
Juana, Juanita (Spanish (Latin American))
Yaneth, Yenny (Ukrainian)
Ivanna (Walloon)
Djene (Welsh)
Shan 1, Siân, Sioned, Siwan, Siana 1, Siani