Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheena

/ʃˈinə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: sheena
IPA: /ʃˈinə/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Example Sentences

"I imagined her tall, horsy and thirty-something with a name like Sheena. There had been a time when I had regarded Sheenas as the backbone of England."

Etymology

Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Sìne and Síne, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Shauna.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Sìne, Joanna, Ἰωάννα, יוֹחָנָה

Homonyms

schena

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina christina tina serena lena regina katrina gina angelina

Questions

How do you pronounce sheena?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈinə/.
What does sheena mean?: A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does sheena come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce sheena

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