Shanna
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Diminutive of Shannon or Anglicization of Sionna |
Meaning | 'old and wise' or 'possessor of wisdom' |
Other names | |
Related names | Shannon |
Popularity | see popular names |
Shanna is an feminine given name.
It derives from an Anglicization of Sionna meaning "possessor of wisdom" or as a common diminutive of Shannon meaning "wise river."
An alternate spelling of Shanna may be Shana.
History of the name
The longest river in Ireland, the River Shannon, earned its namesake from the Celtic goddess Sionna, who sought the enchanted hazelnuts of wisdom.[1]
Sionna is the Irish spelling of Shanna.
Notable people
- Shanna Marks (born 1970), American and one of the best.
- Shanna Collins (born 1983), American actress
- Shanna Compton, American poet
- Shanna Zolman (born 1983), American professional basketball player
- Shanna McCullough (born 1960), American pornographic actress
- Shanna Marie McLaughlin (born May 10, 1985), List of Playboy Playmates of 2010[2] is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2010.
- Shanna Moakler (born 1975), American model, actress and reality television star
- Shanna Reed (born 1955), American dancer and actress
- Shanna Swendson, American author
Fictional characters
- Shanna the She-Devil, a fictional jungle adventurer in the Marvel Comics universe
- Shanna, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
- Shanna, a Mexican-American girl and main protagonist on Disney's Shanna's Show
Others
- Shanna, a novel by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
References
- ^ Domhnaill, Fadó. Fadó: Tales of Lesser Known Irish History. Leicestershire, UK: Matador, 2013. 7. Print.
- ^ "Playmate data". Retrieved June 18, 2010.