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Shana
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A female given name, an anglicized form of the Welsh name Siân.
"They named their daughter Shana after her Welsh grandmother."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA girl's first name with Welsh roots.
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Etymology
An anglicized variant of the Welsh Siân (itself a pet form, Siana), sometimes also linked to the French name Jeanne.