The name Shona is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "God is gracioust". Shona and is often added to lists like Variations of John and discussed in our forums with posts like "Change two letters (5 names)".
From the experts:
Unusual Scottish name--it's the Anglicized equivalent of Janet--but it may be too close to the ubiquitous Sha names. Quite popular in Scotland.
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Eu Says:
paulapuddephatt Says:
Lovely name, have always liked it
Bobcat108 Says:
I had never heard of this name until a few days ago, when a link to a UK Daily Mail columnist started showing up all over FB. The columnist's name is Shona. From her articles, it doesn't seem like she's a very nice/good person, & now unfortunately my perception of the name is colored by that.
chellemma1 Says:
I prefer the Seonaid spelling but outside of Scotland the Shona spelling is a lot more straight forward, it is a very pretty and classy name.
Judith Says:
What a uniquely elegant name!
faithnamer Says:
Cute name!
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This is my sister's name, and we actually knew a couple of others growing up (clearly there were a fair few Scottish/Irish migrant families). I've always thought it was a beautiful name. My sister has had to field quite a few "Shawnas" in her life, but it's an easy correction. No long-term problems with the name.