Gender Feminine
Usage Scottish

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of Seonag or Seònaid. Though unconnected, this is also the name of an ethnic group who live in southern Africa, mainly Zimbabwe.

Related Names

VariantsSeona, Sheona(Scottish) Seonag, Seònaid(Scottish Gaelic)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana(Bulgarian) Joana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana(Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jonna(Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Hanke, Hanna, Hanne, Hannie, Jennigje, Jenny, Johanneke(Dutch) Janeth(Eastern African) Jane, Janessa, Janet, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Johnna, Shauna, Shavon, Shavonne, Shawn, Shawna, Sheena, Chevonne, Jan, Janae, Janeka, Janel, Janele, Janella, Janelle, Janetta, Janette, Janey, Janie, Janis, Janna, Jannah, Jannette, Jayna, Jayne, Jaynie, Jeana, Jeane, Jeanie, Jeanna, Jeni, Jenna, Jenni, Jennie, Jenny, Jo, Joanie, Joann, Joanne, Joetta, Joey, Jonelle, Jonette, Joni, Jonie, Netta, Shevaun, Shevon(English) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Janne(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hannele, Janna, Jenna, Jenni, Jenny, Jonna(Finnish) Jeanne, Johanne, Jeannette, Jeannine, Joanne(French) Xoana(Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hanne, Jenny(German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna(Greek) Johanna, Hanna(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Jenný(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Ivana, Gianna, Giò, Giovannetta, Vanna(Italian) Johanna(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jenny(Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Asia, Joasia(Polish) Joana, Joaninha(Portuguese) Ioana(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Ivana, Jovana(Serbian) Ivana, Jana(Slovak) Ivana, Jana(Slovene) Juana, Jenny, Juanita(Spanish) Janeth, Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Hanna, Jennie, Jenny, Jonna(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Shan, Siân, Sioned, Siwan, Siana, Siani(Welsh)

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Entry updated July 1, 2008