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View Name: Shannon


SHANNON
GENDER: Feminine & Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: SHAN-ən   [key]
Meaning & History
From the name of the Shannon River, the longest river in Ireland. It is composed of the Gaelic elements sean "old, wise" and abhann "river". As a given name, it first became common in America after the 1940s.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Shana, Shanna, Shannah, Shannen, Shanon
Popularity
United States  ranked #686 
England/Wales  - 
France  - 
Ireland  - 
Northern Ireland  ranked #73 
Scotland  - 



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