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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *an*.
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Seyran m & f Armenian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Derived from Arabic سيران (sayrān) meaning "pleasure walk, country trip". This name is feminine in Kurdish and Turkish, and masculine in Armenian, Azerbaijani and Crimean Tatar.
Shaan m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "dignity, dignified".... [more]
Shaan m & f Arabic
Means "purpose, honour, dignity, rank" in Arabic.
Shaazan f Mongolian
Means "porcelain" in Mongolian.
Shabahang f Persian
Means "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.
Shabaneh f Persian, Dari Persian
Dari Persian and Persian form of Shabana. Possibly means "nightly" in Persian.
Shadman f & m Muslim
Means “happy”, “joyous”, or "jubilant".
Shaeanne f English
Combination of Shae and Anne 1.
Shafariyanti f Indonesian
From Safar صفر (Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [more]
Shahanaz f Bengali
Bengali variant of Shahnaz.
Shahrbanoo f Persian
Means "lady of the land" from Persian شهر (šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو (bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r... [more]
Shahrbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.
Shahrbanu f Persian
Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.
Shajuan f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- combined with the name Juan 1 (See also Dajuan).
Shajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- with the name Juana thus strictly making it the feminine form of Shajuan (See also Dejuana)
Shakhwan m & f Kurdish
Means "mountain climber" in Kurdish.
Shalana f English (American, Rare), African American, Trinidadian Creole (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Lana, perhaps based on Shalonda or Shelena.
Shalandra f English (American)
Elaborated form of Sandra.
Shams-jahan f Arabic
Means "sun of the world" in Arabic.
Shan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 山 (shān) meaning "mountain", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 鳝 (shàn) meaning "eel"... [more]
Shan f English
Diminutive of Shantel.
Shan f & m English
Short form of Shannon or Shaniqua.
Shana f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sha) meaning "sand" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shana f Northern Irish, Welsh (Anglicized, Rare), French (Modern)
Anglicized form of Siana, also used in French.
Shanachie f & m Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Irish word for "a skilled teller of tales or legends, especially Gaelic ones." From the Scots Gaelic word seanachaidh, from Old Irish senchaid, variant of senchae, meaning historian, derived from sen, meaning old.
Shanaga m & f Mongolian
Means "ladle, dipper, bucket" in Mongolian.
Shanakdakhete f Meroitic
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a Nubian queen of Kush, who ruled from 170 to 150 BCE. She is the earliest known female ruler of Kush, and is said to have ruled without a king.
Shanakdakheto f History
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush.
Shanann f English (American)
Likely an alternate spelling of Shannon, which may possibly have been influenced by the name Ann.
Shanar f Persian
Means "pomegranate flower" in Persian.
Shanay f English
Variant of Shanae.
Shanaya f & m English
Variant of Shania.
Shanaya f Marathi
The name Shanaya is of Sanskrit origin.... [more]
Shanaye f English
Variant of Shanae.
Shanba f Uzbek
Means "Saturday" in Uzbek.
Shandan f Dungan
Means "lily" in Dungan.
Shandana f Afghan
Pride of a tribe
Shandarika f African American (Modern)
Perhaps a variant of Chandrika, influenced by the sound of Tariq?
Shandi f American
Merged form of Shanda and Sandy
Shandukani m & f Venda
Means "to change" in Tshivenda.
Shané f African American, Afrikaans
Probably a variant spelling of Shanae.
Shanedra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nedra, possibly influenced by Anitra.
Shanell f English
Variant of Chanel.
Shanessa f English
Feminine form of Shane, perhaps influenced by Vanessa
Shanet f Scots (Archaic)
Scots phonetic variant of Gaelic Seònaid.
Shanga m & f Various
Of unknown meaning.
Shangcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
Shangela f African American
Combination of the prefix sh with Angela.
Shangju f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Shangli f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Shangqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赏 (shǎng) meaning "reward, grant" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Shangwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Shangxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".
Shangzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shani f African American, Swahili (?)
Allegedly means "wonder" in Swahili.
Shanie f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transliteration of שני (see Shani 1).
Shaniel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Shani 1 and El.
Shanina f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nina 1.
Shanique f African American, Jamaican Patois
Combination of the phonetic element sha and the name suffix nique (from Monique or Dominique)... [more]
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.
Shaniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a modern elaboration of Shaniya.
Shankaroon f Somali
Means "better than five" in Somali. It is also used as endearment to express the worth of the one child is better than five.... [more]
Shanky m & f Hindi (Modern)
The person who always remains happy.
Shanle f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".
Shanli f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".
Shanlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Shanliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".
Shanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Shanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Shann f English
Short form of Shannon.
Shannary f Khmer
Means "one like a full moon in the sky".
Shanne f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form and variant of Shane.
Shanneng f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 能 (néng) meaning "to be able".
Shannis f English
Variant of Shanice.
Shannondoah f English
Variant of Shenandoah combining it with the name Shannon.
Shannyn f American
Varian of Shannon. American actress Shannyn Sossamon is a notable bearer.
Shanoli f Nepali
Meaning "Kind Hearted".
Shanono m & f Hausa
Means "drink milk" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to a child born when calves are being delivered.
Shanping f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".
Shanqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".
Shansang f Chinese
From the Chinese 杉 (shān) meaning "pine and fir tree species" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".
Shanshan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 睒 (shǎn) meaning "glittering, shining", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 姗 (shān) meaning "glorious" all combined with themselves... [more]
Shanshiya f Tamil
my wife
Shanta f African American
Variant of Chanté. Also compare Shantae and Shawnta.
Shantell f English
Variant of Chantel.
Shantey f American
Variant of Chante.
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).
Shantoya f African American, Jamaican Patois
Combination of Shan- (from names such as Shantae and Chantel) and Toya. Also compare Shantoria.
Shantrell f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of names such as Shantel and Montrell. Also see Latrell.
Shantrice f African American (Rare)
Blend of Shantae with the phonetic element trees (found in names such as Patrice, Latrice and Katrice).
Shanu f Sindhi
Means "smile" in Sindhi.
Shanvitha f Indian
Goddess Lakshmi, peace, loving, wealth
Shanxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
Shanxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
Shany f & m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of שני (see Shani 1).
Shanygne f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shanene influenced by the word cygne ("swan" in French). Kellie Shanygne Williams (1976-) is an American actress.
Shanying f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy".
Shanzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".
Shaohannah f American, English
Supposedly a combination of the (mispelled) Chinese word xiao (笑), meaning "smile" or "laugh" and the Hebrew Hannah, meaning "grace". This is the name of Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter... [more]
Shaoshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Shaoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 韶 (sháo) meaning "beautiful, splendid" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Shaoxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 韶 (sháo) meaning "beautiful, splendid" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Shaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Shaoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Shaquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, quan and da.
Sharan f English
Variant of Sharon.
Sharandeep f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Sharanjeet f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸ਼ਰਨਜੀਤ (see Sharanjit).
Sharanjit f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Sharanpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Sharlan f English
Possibly a variation of Sharlene.
Sharman f English (American)
Either from the Sanskrit sharman, meaning "joy", or a variant of Sharmaine.
Shaubhaneyi f Indian
MEANING - daughter of a beautiful mother, related to anything handsome or brilliant... [more]
Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.
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.
Shayanna f African American
Combination of Shay 1 and Anna.
Shayantanee f Hindi
The name Shayantanee has a Sanskrit-Bengali origin. The name has quite a few meanings-... [more]
Shazwani f Malay
Variant of Syazwani.
Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.
Sheeran f English
Transferred use of the surname Sheeran.
Shengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".
Shenglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Shengnan f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".
Shengnian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred" and圣念 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".
Shengxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".
Shengxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Shengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Shengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Shenyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 珅 (shēn), a type of jade, and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Sherane f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Lorraine, Charmaine, and Jermaine... [more]
Sherbano f Arabic
Meaning behind the name: ambitious, self-confident, determined and self reliant.... [more]
Sherian f African American
Likely an elaboration of Sheri.
Shian f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Shi and An 1
Shian f Japanese
From Japanese 祇 (shi) meaning "peace" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shiann f English
Variant of Cheyenne.
Shibani f Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Shivani.
Shigana f Japanese
From 此岸 shigan (mortal world; literally means this shore)
Shihan f Chinese
From the Chinese 诗 (shī) meaning "poetry, poem" and 晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn".
Shihrani f Mao
From the Mao shihra meaning "blessing".
Shijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 诗 (shī) meaning "poetry, poem" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Shilan f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Shi and Lan 1.
Shilian f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Shi, Li 1 and An 1
Shiran f & m Hebrew
Means happy song in Hebrew.... [more]
Shiran f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Shi and Ran.
Shirane f & m Japanese
Combines Japanese shira meaning "white" and ne meaning "wave".
Shirinbanu f Indian (Parsi)
Means "sweet lady" from Persian شیرین (shirin) "sweet" (compare Shirin) combined with بانو (banu) "lady".
Shishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 诗 (shī) meaning "poem, poetry" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Shivangi f Indian
Indian for "beautiful."
Shixian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 适 (shì) meaning "to fit, to suit", 世 (shì) meaning "generation, era", or 石 (shí) meaning "stone, rock" combined with 娴 (xián) "elegant, refined", 贤 (xián) "virtuous, good", or 仙 (xiān) "fairy, celestial being", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Shobana f Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Malayalam ശോഭന (see Shobhana), as well as the Tamil and Telugu form of the name.
Shobhana f Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit शोभना (shobhana) meaning "beautiful woman" or "turmeric".
Shoosan f Scots
Scots form of Susan.
Shoshan m & f Jewish
Genderless version of shoshana
Shradhanjali f Indian
Love, affection & respect, sanskrit
Shuaiqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 帅 (shuài) meaning "commander" and 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady".
Shuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".
Shuang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "refreshing, clear, straightforward" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Shuangchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".
Shuangci f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized" and 慈 (cí) meaning "kind; loving, charitable".
Shuangfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" and 飞 (fēi) meaning "fly".
Shuanghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" and 华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious".
Shuanglan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized" and 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist, mountain haze".
Shuanglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 双 (shuāng) meaning "two, pair, couple", 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade", 霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" or 林 (lín) meaning "forest".
Shuangling f Chinese
From the Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Shuanglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".
Shuangmei f Chinese
From Chinese 双 (shuāng) meaning "two, double, pair, twin" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 眉 (méi) meaning "eyebrow, upper margin" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl"... [more]
Shuangmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" and 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Shuangqian f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized" and 茜 (qiàn)] meaning "madder, rubia cordifolia; reeds".
Shuangran f Chinese
From the Chinese 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".
Shuangshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 双 (shuāng) meaning "two, pair" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
Shuangshuang f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, open, straightforward" or 双 (shuāng) meaning "two, double, pair, twin". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Shuangsi f Chinese
From the Chinese 双 (shuāng) meaning "two, pair, couple" and 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder".
Shuangsu f Chinese
From the Chinese 双 (shuāng) meaning "two, pair, couple" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 素 (sù) meaning "white silk".
Shuangting f Chinese
From the Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Shuangwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" and 湾 (wān) meaning "cove, bay".
Shuangwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Shuangyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 双 (shuāng) meaning "set of two, pair, both" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".
Shuangye f Chinese
From Chinese 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" combined with 叶 () meaning "leaf" or 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements"... [more]