Shena
SHEE-nah
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Irish
Total Births
2,356
Peak Year
#198 in 1984
First Recorded
1952
Style
Vintage
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Likely a variant of Sheena, which is the Anglicized form of Sine, the Irish form of Jane, meaning 'God is gracious'.
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