Shana (given name)
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Shana or Shayna is a female given name of Yiddish or Hebrew origin, meaning "beautiful". It may also be derived from the Gaelic
masculine name Shane
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Goidelic languages
The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brythonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland through the Isle of Man to the north of Scotland...
masculine name Shane
Shane (name)
Shane is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicised version of the Irish name Seán, which itself is an Irish derivative of the name John. Shane comes from the way the name Seán is pronounced in the Ulster dialect of the Irish language, as opposed to Shaun or Shawn.Shane is also a popular surname...
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People named Shana
- Shana AlexanderShana AlexanderShana Alexander was an American journalist, born Shana Ager in New York City on October 6, 1925. Although she became the first woman staff writer and columnist for Life magazine, she was best known for her participation in the "Point-Counterpoint" debate segments of 60 Minutes with conservative...
(1925-2005), journalist - Shana DaleShana DaleShana L. Dale is an American politician and lawyer. She served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the George W...
(b. 1964), NASA deputy administrator - Shana HiattShana HiattShana Hiatt is a model and presenter who has appeared in several magazines.-Background:A former Army brat raised primarily in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, she is best known for hosting the first three seasons of World Poker Tour on The Travel Channel.-Poker:While Hiatt was a non-player prior...
(b. 1975), model - Shana Ting LiptonShana Ting LiptonShana Ting Lipton is a Los Angeles pop culture and travel journalist, videographer and consultant. Her work has appeared in , the Los Angeles Times, Salon.com, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Variety, People magazine, Wired Magazine, BUST , Newsday, New York Newsday, Radar, Movieline,...
, pop culture writer - Shana MorrisonShana MorrisonShana Morrison, born Shana Caledonia Morrison, on April 7, 1970, in Kingston, New York, is an American singer-songwriter and the daughter of Northern Irish singer-songwriter, Van Morrison, and his ex-wife, Janet Rigsbee Minto.-Early life:...
(b. 1970), singer-songwriter - Shana Petrone (b. 1972), singer
- Shana SwashShana SwashShana Frances Swash is an English actress best known for playing the role Demi Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders...
(b. 1990), British actress
Fictional characters
- Shana, character in the 1999 video game The Legend of DragoonThe Legend of DragoonThe Legend of Dragoon is a console role-playing game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan on December 2, 1999, in North America on June 11, 2000, and on January 19, 2001 in Europe...
- Shana, character in Shakugan no ShanaShakugan no Shana, also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
People named Shayna
- Shayna BaszlerShayna BaszlerShayna Baszler is an American mixed martial artist. She currently trains under former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett. She has a record of 14 wins and 6 losses, with 13 wins coming by way of submission....
, martial artist - Shayna FoxShayna FoxShayna Bracha Fox is a former American voice actress, the voice of Reggie Rocket on Nickelodeon's animated series, Rocket Power. She is also credited as the voice of Savannah on All Grown Up!.-Biography:...
(b. 1984), American voice actress - Shayna LevineShayna LevineShayna Levine is an American soap opera actress.Levine joined the cast of ABC's All My Children on September 24, 2002, playing the role of Lily Montgomery , the adopted autistic daughter of Jackson Montgomery .Levine also performed in the films Palindromes and The House is Burning...
, actress - Shayna NackoneyShayna NackoneyShayna Nackoney Skauge is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. She began synchronized swimming in 1989. She won a bronze medal at the team event at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She was a member of the 2004 Canadian Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team. She then went on to perform...
(b. 1982), synchronized swimmer - Shayna RichardsonShayna RichardsonShayna Richardson is a student skydiver from Joplin, Missouri who made headlines in 2005 after she survived a skydiving accident and fell face first in a parking lot, and later was found to be pregnant.-Accident:...
(b. 1984), Missouri skydiver who survived a fall - Shayna RoseShayna RoseShayna Rose is an American actress and singer.-Private life:Rose moved to Los Angeles in 2002 after declining a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston...
(b. 1983), soap opera actress