Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shayna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
shay-na
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Yiddish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שיינע (sheyne), a feminine inflection of שיין (sheyn, “beautiful”).

Questions

What does shayna mean?
A female given name from Yiddish.
Where does shayna come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish שיינע (sheyne), a feminine inflection of שיין (sheyn, “beautiful”).

How to pronounce shayna

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