Menu
Social

Shona name meaning

Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Origin:
Gender:

How to Pronounce Shona

Click Me Audio

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Shona mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Shona

User Submitted Origins

Scottish
44%
Zimbabwe
31%
Hebrew
18%
Irish
7%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Ireland says the name Shona means "In Ireland, at Christmas Time, we greet people in our Irish language with 'Shona Nollaig' means 'Happy Christmas'. We do not pronounce the 'S' at the beginning of Shona when speaking as Gaeilge" and is of Irish origin.
  2. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Shona is of Scottish origin and means "God is Gracious".
  3. A submission from Swaziland says the name Shona means "Grace of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
  4. According to a user from Australia, the name Shona is of Hebrew origin and means "Gift of god in Hebrew".
  5. A submission from South Africa says the name Shona means "Language, culture" and is of Zimbabwe origin.
  6. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Shona is of Scottish origin and means "Happy/Beautiful".
  7. According to a user from Florida, U.S., the name Shona means "Mermaid".
  8. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Shona is of Hindi origin and means "Darling".
  9. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Shona means "Shona is the best".
names by meaning.

Submit the origin and/or meaning of Shona to us below

International Interest
Also see international interest
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe
  2. A member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe
  3. Of or relating to or characteristic of the culture of the Shonas
Wiktionary

Scottish Anglicized form of Seonag ( =Joan) and an American variant of Shauna.

  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

    Shona was also found in the following language(s): Dutch

    Tags:, ,

    Notable Persons Named Shona

    Notable Persons Named Shona

    Shona McGarty

    Shona McGarty is an actor, singing, actress, and singer. She has had major accomplishments since 2008. Shona was given the name Shona Bernadette McGarty on October 14th, 1991 in Borehamwood.

    Popularity:
    Shona Robison

    Shona Robison is a Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing, Sport, Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games, Equalities, Pensioners' Rights, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, and Communities. Shona was born on May 26th, 1966 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England.

    Popularity:
    Shona Laing

    Shona Laing is a rock, new wave, and new wave music musician. She was most active from 1972 to present. Shona was born on October 9th, 1955.

    Popularity:
    Shona Brown

    Popularity:
    Shona Mansfield

    Popularity:
    Shona Thorburn

    Shona Thorburn is a basketball player. She has had major accomplishments since 2006. Shona was born on August 7th, 1982 in Oxford, England, UK.

    Popularity:
    • Shona Moller

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Shona

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Shona

    Shona

    Shona is a musician. Her career lasted from 1985 to 1989.

    Popularity:

    Fun Facts about the name Shona

  1. How Popular is the name Shona? Shona is the 6,213th most popular name of all time.
  2. How many people with the first name Shona have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,404 babies born with the first name Shona in the United States. That's more than enough people named Shona to occupy the territory of Norfolk Island (Australia) with an estimated population of 2,302 (as of August 9, 2011).
  3. What year were 5 or more babies first named Shona? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1943 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  4. When was Shona first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Shona is Tuesday, November 15th, 1904.
  5. What year had the most people named Shona born? The highest recorded use of the first name Shona was in 1970 with a total of 160 babies.
  6. Random Shona Factoid: According to the 1978 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Shona is not a popular baby girl's name in Texas. Imagine that, only 9 babies in Texas have the same name in 1978.
  7. Weird things about the name Shona: The name spelled backwards is Anohs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Aonhs. How do you pronounce that?
    8. Shona name meaning

    Related Names by Origin

    Rank Name Gender
    2k Maizie Girl
    607 Grier Neutral
    82k Wallace Boy
    780 Waddell Boy
    6k Angus Boy
    2k Calum Boy
    775k Scott Boy
    467 Johnston Boy
    2k Mckay Neutral
    223 Tay Neutral

    Related Names by Gender

    Rank Name Origin
    378 Mckinleigh English
    204 Zanai African American
    1k Vy Vietnamese
    427 Eldana Eritrea
    725 Danaya Filipino (Philippines)
    602 Kenza Arabic
    799 Liyana Arabic
    190 Zaia Greek
    520 Arsema Amharic
    625 Zyra Filipino (Philippines)
    Live-Fun.com is a free hosting service for porn videos. You can create your verified user account to upload porn videos to our website in several different formats. Every porn video you upload will be processed in up to 5 working days. You can also use our embed code to share our porn videos on other websites. On Live-Fun.com you’ll also find exclusive porn productions shot by ourselves. Surf around each of our categorized sex sections and choose your favorite one: amateur porn videos, anal, big ass, girlfriend, blonde, brunette, etc. https://live-fun.com/watch-video/blissful-interracial-3some-with-2-best-pals You will also find gay porn and transsexual porn videos in their corresponding sections on our website. Watching porn videos is completely free!
    This is the only porn site that you need to bookmark under "CTRL+D". 18Tube.tv brings you fresh porn videos every day, so you can easily come over and check new releases. We are a team of 18, so we work hard on our site and we hope you love it. Come over and join our family. Don't miss our most recent video - it's one of our favorite videos in the site: https://wwwAssistant.com/18Tube.tv/1w4-mhYh5y-LWVxUg9c8. 18tube.tv Thank you and have a great day!
    Xnxx.com is a website that provides free porn videos, and it has over 3,000 fresh videos all the time. It is updated every day, so you can always find new and updated videos. Big Ass Workout The quality of the videos on this site is amazing, and the action is always amazing to watch. If you want to see a crazy porn video every day, then this is the place to go to. The site also has a ton of content to explore, and you have the opportunity to get notifications for every new video, which is great. If you like watching porn, this is a must-visit website.