Shona
SHOW-nuh
Popularity
#14973
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Scottish
Total Births
2,414
Peak Year
#160 in 1970
First Recorded
1943
Style
Modern & Trendy
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
An Anglicized form of Seonaid, the Scottish Gaelic form of Joan, meaning 'God is gracious'.
Numerology
The Achiever
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