# Shana

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,042

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Welsh.

## Etymology
Anglicized variant of the Welsh name Siân (pet form Siana) - or a version of the French name Jeanne.

## Easily confused with
- **SNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-sna)
- **shaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shaw)
- **span** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-span)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-stan)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-swan)
- **shin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shin)
- **Shea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shea)
- **Shen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shen)
- **shun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shun)
- **shay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shay)
- **Sina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-sina)
- **sona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-sona)
- **shat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shat)
- **sian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-sian)
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-share)
- **stand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-stand)
- **shape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shape)
- **sharp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-sharp)
- **shine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shine)
- **shark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shark)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hsana`, `sahna`, `shaan`, `shanna`, `shhana`, `shnaa`, `sshana`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shana