English Submitted Names

Shama m Biblical
This name comes from שמע (shama'), meaning "to hear".... [more]

Shamaria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shamara.... [more]

Shamera f English (American)

Shamir m & f Biblical, African American
Variant of Shamira.

Shammah m Biblical
Meaning, "is there."

Shammua m Biblical
Shammua, the son of Zaccur of the house of Reuben, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.

Shampagne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Shampayne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Shamron f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Shannon and Cameron.

Shan f & m English
Short form of Shannon or Shaniqua.

Shan f English
Diminutive of Shantel.

Shanade f English (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sinéad.

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

Shanann f English (American)
Likely an alternate spelling of Shannon, which may possibly have been influenced by the name Ann.

Shanay f English
Variant of Shanae.

Shanaya f & m English
Variant of Shania.

Shanaye f English
Variant of Shanae.

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

Shandeigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shandi.

Shandon f English

Shandy f English (American)
Variant of Shandi.

Shaneah f English (American, Rare)

Shanean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shaneen.

Shaneen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shanene.

Shaneene f English

Shanel f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shanell f English
Variant 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

Shangar m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Shamgar.

Shaniah f English (Modern)
Variant of Shania.

Shanin f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shannon.

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

Shanine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shaneen.

Shaniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a modern elaboration of Shaniya.

Shann f English
Short form of Shannon.

Shannan f English (Rare)
Variant of Shannon.

Shanne f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form and variant of Shane.

Shannell f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shannette f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Blend of the popular phonetic prefix sha with Annette or Jeannette.

Shannian f Irish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shannis f English
Variant of Shanice.

Shannoa f English (Modern, Rare)

Shannondoah f English
Variant of Shenandoah combining it with the name Shannon.

Shantaine f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shantell f English
Variant of Chantel.

Shantella f English (American)
Variant of Chantella.

Shantilly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chantilly.

Shanto m English (American, Rare)

Shanya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shania.

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]

Shaq m English (Modern)
Short form of Shaquille.

Shaquelle m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Shaquille.

Shaquil m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Shaquille.

Shaquile m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Shaquille.

Shar f English
Nickname of Sharlotte. Can also be a variant spelling of Char.

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

Sharai m Biblical
Hebrew Biblical Name meaning: my prince or my song

Sharan f English
Variant of Sharon.

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

Sharay f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Cherie.

Sharde f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Sade.

Share f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word "share".

Sharee f English (American)
Variant of Cheree.

Shareece f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Sharell f English
Derived from the hebrew "shari", meaning "princess".

Sharelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharen f English
Variant of Sharon.

Sharena f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon or Charina

Sharese f English (Modern)
Variant of Charisse.

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

Sharia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Shari.

Sharidan f English
Variant of Sheridan.

Sharidyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sheridan.

Sharie f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sharilyn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sharilynn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sharilynne f English
Alternate spelling of Sharilyn.

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

Sharion f English (American)
Variant of Sherian.

Sharissa f English
Possibly a modernized variant spelling of Charissa.

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

Sharkira f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharl m & f English (Rare)

Sharlan f English
Possibly a variation of Sharlene.

Sharlet f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Sharlett f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte influenced by Scarlett.

Sharley m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlie/Charley (See also Sharlie).

Sharlie f & m English
Elaboration of Shar.

Sharlot f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Sharlott f English (Rare), Manx
Manx form and English variant of Charlotte.

Sharlotte f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Sharlyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Charlyn.

Sharlynda f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Sharmagne f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine. This is borne by the American poet Sharmagne Leland-St. John (1946-).

Sharman f English (American)
Either from the Sanskrit sharman, meaning "joy", or a variant of Sharmaine.

Sharmayne f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Sharmie f English

Sharn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an English phonetic spelling of Welsh Siân.

Sharna f English

Sharne f English

Sharnee f English (Australian)
Variant of Sharni.

Sharnette f English (Modern)
Variant of Charnette.

Sharni f English (Australian)
Anglicization of Siani.

Sharnnie f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharol f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl, the spelling perhaps influenced by Sharon and Carol.

Sharolyn f English (Modern, Rare)

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

Sharonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sharon, possibly influenced by Shavonne or the phonetic elements sha and ron.

Sharoon m Biblical, Urdu
The Urdu/Persian pronounciation of the Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon.

Sharraine f English
Combination of Sharon and Lorraine.

Sharri f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherry.

Sharrie f English
Variant of Shari.

Sharrona f English (Rare)
Variant of Sharona.

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

Sharry f English
Variant spelling of Shari.

Sharryn f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Sharon.

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

Shary f English
Variant of Sherry.

Shashanah f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Probably an altered form of Shoshannah.

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]

Shastity f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chastity.

Shateal f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shatone m English (American)

Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.

Shaughn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughn.

Shaughna f English
Variant spelling of Shauna.

Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Shaunah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shauna.

Shaundelle f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Shaun.

Shaundi f English (Rare)

Shaundie f English (American)

Shaunee f English (Rare)
Variant of Shawnee.

Shaunetta f English (American)

Shaunette f English (American)
Feminization of Shaun, made by adding the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.... [more]

Shauni f English
Sean cannery, but a girls version

Shaunie m & f English
Masculine and Feminine diminutive of Shaun

Shaunna f English
Variant of Shauna.

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

Shauntal f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be a variant of Chantal.... [more]

Shauwn m & f English
Variant of Sean/Shawn/Shaun.

Shava f English

Shavaughn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne using the spelling of the name Vaughn.

Shavaun f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shavette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Yvette.

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

Shavinica f English
Blend of Shavina and Jessica

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

Shavonn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

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

Shawanee f English

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

Shawnacy m English
Transferred use of the surname Shawnacy.... [more]

Shawndee f English (American)
Feminine variant of Shawn, or perhaps a combination of Shawn and Dee.

Shawndra f English (Rare)
Variant of Chandra.

Shawnella f English
It is the feminine version of "Shawn". Also means gift from god.

Shawnelle f English

Shawnessy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shaughnessy.

Shawnette f English
Feminine diminutive of Shawn.

Shawni f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawnee.

Shawnie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Shawnee.

Shawnna f English (American)
Variant of Shawna.

Shawnnessy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Shawnessy

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

Shawnteal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Shawntell f English
Variant spelling of Chantel.

Shaya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaia.

Shayd m English (New Zealand)

Shayden m & f English (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shay 1 with the popular aden suffix sound found in such names as Aidan, Hayden, Brayden, Caden and Jaden.

Shaydon m English
Variant of Shayden.

Shayen f English
Possibly an elaborative form of Shaye. Or a feminine version of Shane.

Shaylagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Shayla (compare Shelagh, Sheelagh).

Shaylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Shayla.

Shaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements shay and lee, possibly inspired by similar-sounding names such as Shayla, Shaylyn/Shaelyn, Hayley, Kaylee and Bailey.

Shayleen f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylene.

Shayleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee

Shaylen f English
Elaboration of Shay 1

Shaylene f English (Modern)
Formed from Shay 1 and the popular name suffix lene.

Shayli f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaylie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaylin f English
Variant of the name Shaelyn.

Shaylinn f English (American)

Shaylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Shaylynne f English
Alternate spelling of Shaelyn.

Shayn m English (American)
Variant spelling of Shane.

Shaynae f English (American)

Shayni f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shaynia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shaynne m English
Variant of Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel, The Outsiders.

Shaz f English (British)
Nickname of Charlotte or Sharon. Can be elongated to Shazza or Shazzo.

Shazil m English (American)

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

Shealee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shealeene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylene.

Shealyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Shea and Lyn.

Shealynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shealyn.

Shebah f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.

Shebanyah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has increased" or "Yahweh has grown" in Hebrew. This is the name of several Israelites in the Old Testament.

Shebi m Biblical
Ezra 2:42... [more]

Shebuel m Biblical
Could be a variant of Shubael.

Shechaniah m Biblical
Meaning "dweller with Yahweh" mentioned in Nehemiah 6:18.

Shechem m Biblical
Supposedly the rapist of Dinah in the Bible.

Sheconiah m Biblical
Sheconiah was a descendant of David, father of Shemaiah, and son of Obadiah.

Shedeur m Biblical
Shedeur was a member of the house of Reuben according to Numbers 1:5. He was the father of Elizur.

Shedree m English (American)

Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.

Sheeba f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.

Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.

Sheelah f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheelin f English (British, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, which derives from Irish Síodh Linn "fairy pool".

Sheenah f English
Variant of Sheena.

Sheeran f English
Transferred use of the surname Sheeran.

Sheeri f English (Rare)
Variant of Shiri or Cherie.

Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.

Sheffield m English
Most likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.

Sheilagh f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila. A notable name bearer is a Canadian economist and historian, Sheilagh Ogilvie.

Sheilah f English
Variant of Sheila.

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

Shekira f English (Modern, Rare)

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

Shelah f English
Variant of Sheila.

Shelaine f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of Shelley/Michelle and Elaine.

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

Shelane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shelaine.

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

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

Shelbee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbi f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbie f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelda f English
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.

Sheldyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sheldon.

Shelece f English (American, Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Shelemiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

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

Shelise f English
Variant of Chalise.

Shellayne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shelaine.

Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.

Shellene f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shelena.

Shelli f English (American)
Variant of Shelley.

Shellie f English
Variant of Shelley.

Shellye f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelley.

Shelomi m Biblical
Shelomi was the father of Ahihud, a prince of the Tribe of Asher. (Num. 34:27).

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

Shelsee f English
alternate spelling of Chelsea

Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Shelumiel m Biblical, Ancient Hebrew, Hebrew (Archaic)
Means "peace of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace, welfare, wholeness" combined with Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God"... [more]

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

Shelvia f English (American)
Elaboration of Shelva.

Shelvie f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelby.

Shelvin m English

Shemariah m & f Biblical, Medieval Jewish, English (American, Rare)
Means "God has kept" or "guarded by God" from שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to keep, to watch" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Shemeber m Biblical
Shemeber is the king of Zeboiim in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.

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

Shenade f English

Shenae f English
Variant of Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).

Shenece f English (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Shenia f English

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

Shenna f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shenoa f English (Modern)
Variant of Chenoa.

Shenya f English (American)
English form of Zhenya.

Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.

Shepard m English
Variant of Shepherd.

Shephelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (American, Rare, ?)
Shephelah -or Shfela- is a location in Israel containing the Judean Plain.

Shephi m Biblical (Rare)
Variant of Shepho.

Shepho m Biblical
Son of Shobal.

Shera f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shira.

Sheralee f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cheryl using the popular name suffix lee, or perhaps a blend of the popular phonetic element shair and the name Carolee... [more]

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

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]

Sherard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sherard.

Sherene f English
Variation of Shirin, a Persian name, meaning "sweet".

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

Sherice f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Sheridyn f & m English
Variant of Sheridan.

Sheril f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Sherise f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Sherissa f English

Sherlene f English, Filipino
Variant of Shirlene.

Sherlin f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherlyn.

Sherline f English (Rare), Haitian Creole
Variant of Shirlene.

Sherlise f English
Elaboration of Shirley using the popular suffix -lise,

Sherm m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman.

Shermaine f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Sherman.

Shermiah f English (Puritan)

Shermon m English (Rare)
Variant of Sherman.

Shermy m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.

Sherolyn f English (American, Rare)

Sheron f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharon.

Sherona f English (Modern, Rare)

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

Sherralyn f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Sherilyn.

Sherranda f English (American)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sherrard m English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrard.

Sherre f English (American)
Variant of Sherry.

Sherree f English
Variant of Sherry.