# Shauna

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʃɔːnə/ · frequency rank #46,173

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).

## Etymology
From Shaun + -a, variant of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Sheena.

## Easily confused with
- **shun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shauna-vs-shun)
- **Shawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shauna-vs-shawn)
- **shunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shauna-vs-shunt)
- **Shona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shauna-vs-shona)
- **shrunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shauna-vs-shrunk)
- **Sheena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shauna-vs-sheena)
- **shan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shan-vs-shauna)
- **Shane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shane-vs-shauna)
- **Shaun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaun-vs-shauna)
- **sauna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauna-vs-shauna)
- **shank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shank-vs-shauna)
- **Shang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shauna)
- **shaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaka-vs-shauna)
- **Shana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shauna)
- **sharia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharia-vs-shauna)
- **Sharma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharma-vs-shauna)
- **Shasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shasta-vs-shauna)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hsauna`, `sahuna`, `shanua`, `shauan`, `shaunna`, `shhauna`, `shuana`, `sshauna`

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