Submitted Names Ending with a

Shanaia f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Shania.

Shanaka m Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Sanaka.

Shanaya f & m English
Variant of Shania.

Shanaya f Marathi
The name Shanaya is of Sanskrit origin.... [more]

Shanba f Uzbek
Means "Saturday" in Uzbek.

Shanda f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shonda.

Shandana f Afghan
Pride of a tribe

Shandarika f African American (Modern)
Perhaps a variant of Chandrika, influenced by the sound of Tariq?

Shandra f American (Rare)

Shandrea f African American (Rare)
Combination of Shana 1 and Andrea 1.

Shandreka f African American

Shandria f African American (Rare), Bahamian Creole
Variant of Shandrea.

Shandrika f African American

Shaneda f African American (Rare)

Shanedra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nedra, possibly influenced by Anitra.

Shanella f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Chanel

Shanena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shanina.

Shanera f English (American)

Shanessa f English
Feminine form of Shane, perhaps influenced by Vanessa

Shanettea f American (Modern, Rare)

Shanga m & f Various
Of unknown meaning.

Shangela f African American
Combination of the prefix sh with Angela.

Shanieka f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

Shanila f Sinhalese

Shanina f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nina 1.

Shaniqa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shanika.

Shanisha f African American
Possibly an invented name using the popular phonetic elements sha, nee and sha.

Shanita f African American, American
Comes from the common name beginning shan- and the common name ending -ita.

Shaniya f Indian (Rare)

Shanna f French (Modern)
Variant of Shana 2.

Shannoa f English (Modern, Rare)

Shanola f African American

Shanouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Variant form of Shenouda.

Shanshiya f Tamil
my wife

Shanta f African American
Variant of Chanté. Also compare Shantae and Shawnta.

Shantala f Indian

Shantara f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Shana 1 and Tara 1.

Shantasia f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Shantae and Fantasia.

Shantaya f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Chanté.

Shantea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shantella f English (American)
Variant of Chantella.

Shanteria f African American (Rare)

Shanteya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae.

Shantha f Sinhalese, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu
Sinhala form of Shanta, as well as an alternate transcription of Tamil சாந்தா, Malayalam ശാന്ത or Telugu శాంతా (see Santha).

Shantoria f African American (Rare)
Combination of Shantel or Shantae with Toria.

Shantoya f African American, Jamaican Patois
Combination of Shan- (from names such as Shantae and Chantel) and Toya. Also compare Shantoria.

Shanvitha f Indian
Goddess Lakshmi, peace, loving, wealth

Shanya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shania.

Shaohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, little" or (shào) meaning "young, youthful", 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 劭 (shào) meaning "excellent, admirable, respectable" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Shaqira f Malay
Malay variant of Shakira.

Shaquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, quan and da.

Shaquanna f African American
Variant of Shaquana.

Shaquasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaquasia.

Shaquasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Quasia. It can be spelled ShaQuasia, Sha'Quasia or Shaquasia.

Shaqueta f African American
Variant of Shaquita.

Shaquilla f African American
Feminine form of Shaquille.

Shaquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shakeisha.

Shaquita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chiquita. Also taken form the elements Sha and Quita.

Shaquondra f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Shaquan.

Shaquoya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shacoya; probably an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Shakia, Shaquila and Sequoia.

Shara f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon modelled on Cara, Tara and Sarah.

Shara m Near Eastern Mythology
In Sumerian mythology Shara is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of Inana (Ishtar).

Sharafunnisa f Indian (Muslim, Rare), Malayalam
Means "glory of women" from Arabic شرف (sharaf) meaning "glory, honour, eminence" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women".

Sharanda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sharanya f Tamil (Rare)

Sharbela f South American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Sharbel.

Sharbilla f Arabic
Feminine form of Sharbel.

Sharda f Indian (Sikh)
The Sharda temple has a special significance in the evolution of the people of Kashmir as an intellectual identity and it was an ancient site of learning in the subcontinent. The indigenous script of Kashmir has been named after the presiding deity i.e the Goddess Sharda.

Shareefa f Arabic, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريفة (see Sharifa), as well as the Dhivehi form.

Shareena f Indian

Shareena f African American
Variant of Sharina.

Sharena f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon or Charina

Sharga m & f Mongolian
Means "tawny, yellowish" in Mongolian.

Sharhonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sharia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Shari.

Sharifiya f Hausa
Means "born during Ramadan" in Hausa.

Sharifmirza m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".

Sharifulla m Arabic, Tatar
Arabic alternate transcription of شريف الله (see Sharifullah) and the Tatar form of the name.

Sharifxo'ja m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and xo'ja meaning "master".

Sharika f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sherika.

Sharina f Pakistani, Malaysian, Indian, Filipino
Variant of Shareena.

Sharina f English (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, ree and na.

Sharissa f English
Variant of Charissa.

Sharita f English, African American
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element sha with the name Sarita 1.

Shariya f Urdu
Meaning "Princess", "Sultana".

Sharkeisha f African American (Rare)
An invented name, possibly a combination of the prefix Shar- and the name Keisha.

Sharkesha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Shar or Char (from names such as Charles) and the name Chekesha.

Sharkeshia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sharkeisha.

Sharkia f African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shar or Char (from names such as Charles) with the name Shakia.

Sharkiesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sharkeisha.

Sharkira f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharkisha f American
Variant of Sharkeisha.

Sharlotta f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotta.

Sharlynda f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Sharmekia f African American (Modern)
Possibly a blend of Charmaine and Shameka.

Sharmilla f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sharmila.

Sharmistha f Bengali

Sharmitha f Indian

Sharna f English

Sharna f Yiddish
Either a diminutive or variant of Tesharna

Sharonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Sha (or otherwise names that begin with Sha(r)-, like Sharon) with Veronica.

Sharora f Uzbek
Means "flames, sparks" in Uzbek.

Sharra f Literature
The name of a character in Jennifer Murdley's Toad.

Sharrona f English (Rare)
Variant of Sharona.

Sharronda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Shartaivea f African American (Modern)
A combination of the name prefix Shar, from such names as Sharmaine and Sharlene, and Octavia.

Sharunda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sharva f American (Rare)

Sharvika f Telugu
The name consists of numerous first syllables of Hindu gods, one who listens.

Shasa f Indonesian, Malaysian

Shasha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Shashanka m Sanskrit, Bengali
Means "moon" (literally "hare-marked") from Sanskrit शश (śaśá) meaning "hare, rabbit" combined with अङ्क (aṅka) meaning "mark, spot".

Shashidhara m Hinduism, Kannada
Means "bearer of the moon" in Sanskrit, from शशी (shashi) meaning "moon" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing". This is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.

Shashipushpa m Indian (Rare)
Combination of Shashi and Pushpa, with the intended meaning of "moon flower".

Shasia f Obscure

Shasika f Indian
Name - Shasika शासिका... [more]

Shaska f English (Modern, Rare)

Shasta f English (Modern, Rare), Literature
20th-century adoption of the name of Mount Shasta in Northern California (or the Shasta daisy, named after the mountain), which comes from the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the area; its origin and meaning is lost to time.... [more]

Shatara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Tara 1.

Shatarupa f Hinduism
Means "she of one hundred forms", from Sanskrit शत (śatá) meaning "hundred" and रूप (rūpa) meaning "shape, beauty, form". In Hindu tradition Shatarupa is a daughter of Brahma and the wife of the first man, Manu.

Shatasha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix Sha with the name Tasha.

Shatea f African American (Rare)

Shatesia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shatisha, which is probably a blend of the phonetic prefix sha with the name Latisha.

Shatha f Arabic
Means “fragrant” in Arabic.

Shatha f Arabic
Means "scent, fragrance, aroma" in Arabic.

Shathika f Hinduism

Shatrughna m Hinduism
Means "destroyer of enemies" in Sanskrit, from शत्रु (shatru) meaning "enemy, foe" and घ्न (ghna) meaning "destroyer, killer". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is the twin brother of Lakshmana and the half-brother of the hero Rama.

Shaubhaneya m Sanskrit (Modern)
MEANING - son of a beautiful mother, son of a handsome mother, relating to anything handsome or brilliant... [more]

Shaughna f English
Variant spelling of Shauna.

Shaula f Arabic
A star in the constellation Scorpius, thought to have come from Al Shaulah "the sting" or "raised tail."

Shaunda f American (Rare)

Shaunetta f English (American)
Feminine form of Shaun.

Shaunna f English
Variant of Shauna.

Shaunta f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shauntavia f African American
Combination of Shaun with tavia (such as in Octavia).

Shauntaya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae.

Shaura f Bashkir
Derived from Arabic شُهْرَة (šuhra) meaning "famous, renowned".

Shaurya m Hindi
Means "valour, heroism, strength, might" in Sanskrit.

Shauzia f Afghan

Shava f English

Shavacha m Mordvin
Means "jay" in Moksha.

Shavandia f African American (Rare)

Shavina f Indian, South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shavkatmirza m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shavkat meaning "glory" and mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".

Shavonda f African American
Blend of Shavonne and Vonda, or a combination of the phonetic element sha with the name Vonda.

Shavonia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Shavonne.

Shavonica f African American
An invented name possibly inspired by Shavonne and Monica.

Shavonna f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Shavonne.

Shavqiya f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek word shavq meaning "mirth, glee, enthusiasm".

Shavya f Indian (Rare)

Shawana f Urdu

Shawana f African American
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Juana. Also compare Shawanda.

Shawanda f African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Wanda.

Shawanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shajuana and Shawana.

Shawmbria f English (American, Rare)
Made up name combining Shawn and Bria

Shawndra f English (Rare)
Variant of Chandra.

Shawnella f English
Feminine form of Shawn.

Shawnikwa f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

Shawniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua.

Shawnna f English (American)
Variant of Shawna.

Shawnquinta f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Shawn and Quinta.

Shawnta f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae. Rarely used as a variant of Shawn.

Shawntaya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantaya.

Shäwrä f Bashkir
From the Arabic شُهْرَة‎ (šuhra) meaning “famous, renowned”.

Shawronya f Indian (Parsi)
Beautiful goddess of virtue and femininity

Shaya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaia.

Shaya m & f Arabic, Hebrew
In Arabic, means "worthy, deserving". In Hebrew, likely the feminine form of Shay 2.

Shayaa m Muslim (Rare), African American (Rare, ?)

Shayanna f African American
Combination of Shay 1 and Anna.

Shayera f Popular Culture
Hawkgirl's (DC Comics character) real name.

Shaykhaa f Arabic
Means "high in status and rank".

Shaymaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Shayna f Assyrian
The Assyrian word for peace, it has been used as a female among the Assyrian diaspora

Shaynia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shayra f American
Beautiful child of love. born on valentines. Puerto Rican, American

Shaza f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Shatha.

Shazia f Arabic
Arabic meaning aromatic fragrant oudh perfume. In persian the meaning is princess, person of nobility and great character, suitable name for a princess. Can be abbreviated to Zia, which means heavenly light, glow . Zia is a feminine name meaning a glowing beauty... [more]

Shaziya f Indian (Muslim)

Shazmina f Pashto
Means "too much love" in Pashto.

Shazza f English (Australian)
Australian diminutive of Sharon. This name is also sometimes used as a derogatory term for lower-class women.

Shchashcha f Abazin
Derived from the Adyghe пшъащъэ (psh"ashch"e) meaning "daughter, girl".

Sheanna f American (Rare)

Sheba f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Bathsheba.

Shebna m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "tender youth."

Sheeba f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.

Sheedsa f Hindi, Indian

Sheefa f Arabic
Variant of Shifa.

Sheela f Manx
Manx cognate of Síle and Sìle. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Julia.

Sheelbhadra m Indian

Sheema f Persian
Alternate transcription of شیما (see Shima).

Sheengarika f Hinduism

Sheera f Hebrew
Diminutive of Asheera or Ashira , variant of Shira

Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.

Shefika f Crimean Tatar
Variant transcription of Şefiqa.

Shega f Albanian
Variant of Shegë.

She-gha f Apache

Shegufa f Afghan
Afghan form of Shagufta.

Shehla f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہلا (see Shahla).

Shehnaza f Urdu
Variant of Shahnaz.

Sheida f Persian

Sheika f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word sheika or sheikha meaning "female sheikh".

She'ila m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Silas.

Sheilla f Brazilian (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheina f Jewish

Sheka f African American
Variant spelling of Sheika.

Shekeba f Persian
Means "patient, tolerant" in Persian

Shekeida f American (Modern, Rare)

Shekha f Arabic
Female derivative of "Sheikh" which means leader, prince

Shekhina f Various (Rare)
Variant of Shekinah.

Shekia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakia.

Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.

Shekiera f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Shakira.... [more]

Shekila f African American

Shekira f English (Modern, Rare)

Shela f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shelana f Trinidadian Creole (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Shelanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Shelba f English
Possibly coined as a strictly feminine form of Shelby.

Shelbea f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby probably influenced by Chelsea.

Shelda f English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Sheldon.

Sheldona f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Sheldon.

Sheldonia f English
Possibly used as a feminine form of Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.

Shelia f Turkic Mythology
Shelia is "The Veiled Moonlight Keeper" — a mystical guardian who watches over hidden truths and unspoken feelings. She moves silently through the shadows, protecting those she loves with a fierce, almost sacred devotion... [more]

Shelina f Gujarati, Pakistani, English (Canadian)
Possibly means "moonlight" in Gujarati.... [more]

Shelisha f African American (Rare)

Shelita f African American

Sheliya f Hebrew (Rare)

Shella f Filipino

Shellayna f Obscure

Shelonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Shelsea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Shelta m & f Irish
From the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [more]

Shelva f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelba.

Shelvia f English (American)
Elaboration of Shelva.

Shema m Biblical Hebrew
Means "hearing, obeying" in Hebrew.

Shemaya m Hebrew
Variant of Shema'yah.

Shemeka f African American (Modern)
variant of Shamika.

Shemia f African American

Shemida m Biblical
Shemida was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:32, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:19.

Shemika f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shamika.

Shemona f Indian (Rare), South African (Rare)

Shenayla f American (Modern, Rare)

Shenaza f Afghan
Variant of Shahnaz.

Sheneeka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shanika.

Shenghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, success" or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Shengna f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Shengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Shenia f English

Shenika f African American
Variant of Shanika.

Shenina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shanina.

Shenisha f African American
A Semetic origin. ... [more]

Shenna f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shenoa f English (Modern)
Variant of Chenoa.

Shenosha f African American
Variant of Shahnoza.

Shenouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic (Egyptian)
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Shenoute. This name was borne by three Popes of the Church of Alexandria, the most recent one being Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923-2012).

Shenya f English (American)
English form of Zhenya.

Shequetta f African American (Modern)

Shera f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shira.

Sheranda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sherbola m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and bola meaning "child, baby".

Sherea f African American

Shereefa f Jamaican Patois
Variant of Sharifa.

Shereka f African American
Variant of Sherika.

Sheresa f American (Modern, Rare)

Sherhonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shuronda.

Sheria f & m Persian
The meaning is, "The Path To God"... [more]

Sherica f African American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois, Filipino (Rare)

Shericka f Jamaican Patois

Sherida f Near Eastern Mythology, Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
Sumerian goddess, consort of Utu.... [more]

Sherifa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Feminine form of Sherif.

Sherika f African American (Modern, Rare)

Sherikhva f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Sharifa.

Sherina f Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Sherina f Arabic, Persian
Arabic = "Glad Tidings"... [more]

Sherissa f English

Sherita f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Sherry or variant of Charita.

Shermekia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Shermirza m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".

Sherona f English (Modern, Rare)

Sheronda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sherranda f English (American)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sherrhonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sherria f American (Modern, Rare)

Sherronda f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Sherron.

Sherrunda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sherunda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sherxo'ja m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and xo'ja meaning "master".

Shesha f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Nepali, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING - [the remains of flowers or other offerings made to an idol and afterwards distributed amongst the worshippers and attendants (sg. " a garden made of the remains of flowers " ), residue, remainder, conclusion... [more]

Sheva f Popular Culture
This name is used by the fictional character in the Japanese video game series "Resident Evil".

Sheva f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly short form of Batsheva or Elisheva or other names containing the Hebrew name element שבע meaning "Oath" or simply derived from the biblical word... [more]

Shevardena m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Georgian შევარდენი (shevardeni), which is a variant of the Georgian noun შავარდენი (shavardeni) meaning "falcon" as well as "hawk".... [more]

Shevonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shavonda.

Sheyla f English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian), Caribbean
Variant of Sheila.

Sheyma f Tatar
Tatar from of Shaima

Sheyna f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).

Shia m English (Modern), Various
In the case of American actor Shia LaBeouf (1986-), it is derived from Hebrew שַׁי יָהּ (shai yah) meaning "gift of Yahweh".

Shia m & f Arabic
The meaning of the name Shia is Followers, Sect

Shia f Japanese
From Japanese 月 (shi) meaning "moon", 幸 (shi) meaning "happiness", 史 (shi) meaning "history, chronicle", 思 (shi) meaning "think", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple, violet", 詩 (shi) meaning "poem, poetry" or 自 (shi) meaning "oneself" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 開 (a) meaning "open, unfold, unseal"... [more]

Shiana f English (Modern, Rare)

Shianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyanna.