Seana/Shawna/Shauna

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lawrencecostin · 16/09/2018 08:20

Thoughts on this name?
Was rather surprised to discover Seana (Dear Sky News: it's "shawn-uh" not "see-anna") only came into use in the last century. You'd think people would've needed a female form of Sean much earlier.

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WooYa · 16/09/2018 09:47

Definitely Shauna!

JustlikeDevon · 16/09/2018 09:47

Don't like it. Feels very much in the vein of dad wanting to name the first born after himself at any cost.

RavenWings · 16/09/2018 09:11

I know a Seána. Always thought it was a pretty name. I'm not mad about Shauna and Shawna is dire. Reminds me of those people on here who think Irish names are impossible and they should all be bastardised into more British looking spellings.

Foggymist · 16/09/2018 09:07

I'm Irish, only ever know Shaunas. I know one Séana, a guy, pronounced Shay-na because the fada is on the e not the a. Shawna just looks like a phonetic abomination of Shauna.

Icklepup · 16/09/2018 09:06

Shauna

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 16/09/2018 09:03

I also prefer Shona.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 16/09/2018 09:02

Shauna

AtticaRose · 16/09/2018 08:53

They are ok, don't love them.

If I was looking for a female form of Sean, I would use Siobhán, Sinéad, Síne or one of the other older feminine forms.

NannyR · 16/09/2018 08:26

I like the sound of the name but I don't like how the shauna/shawna spelling looks. I once knew a little girl called seana and people couldn't get their heads around it being Shauna rather than see-Anna. What about Shona? Similar sound, don't know if it's derived from Sean or a completely different origin.

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