Seona

A partially anglicized form of two Scottish names — Seònaid or Seonag — Seona can be pronounced as SHAW-nuh or SHO-nuh. Since Seònaid (SHAW-nat) is a Scottish variation of Janet and Seonag (SHO-nak) is a variant of Joan, they share the same roots, meaning Seona is ultimately a Scottish feminine form of John.

More popularly appearing as Shona, a notable bearer is art administrator Seona Reid DBE.

While SHAW-nuh and SHO-nuh are the more traditional pronunciations, see-o-nuh is sometimes used, either as a reinterpretation of the name, or if it is being used as an alternative spelling of Siona or Ciona.

Pronounced SHOH-nuh.

As of October 2026, Seona ranked #7088 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA.