# Shea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃeɪ/ · frequency rank #17,717

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Anglicised from Irish Ó Séaghdha.

## Easily confused with
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sue)
- **shy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-shy)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-spa)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-shi)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sta)
- **sho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sho)
- **sia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sia)
- **sie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sie)
- **ska** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-ska)
- **SME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sme)
- **SSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sse)
- **shh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-shh)
- **SMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sma)
- **soe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-soe)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-soa)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-ssa)
- **SLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sla)
- **SLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sle)
- **SNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sna)
- **show** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-show)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hsea`, `seha`, `shae`, `shhea`, `sshea`

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