Meaning & History
Anglicized form of Sìne. This name was popularized outside of Scotland in the 1980s by the singer Sheena Easton (1959-).
Related Names
DiminutiveSìneag (Scottish Gaelic)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne (African American) Jone (Basque) Zhanna (Belarusian) Joanna (Biblical) Ioanna (Biblical Greek) Iohanna (Biblical Latin) Yanna (Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana (Bulgarian) Joana (Catalan) Ghjuvanna (Corsican) Ivana (Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Žaneta (Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette (Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jenny (Dutch) Janeth (Eastern African) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna (Estonian) Jóna (Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna, Jenny (Finnish) Jeanne, Johanne, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannie, Jeannine, Jenny (French) Xoana (Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna, Janine, Jenny (German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna (Greek) Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Jónína, Jenný (Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán, Sinéad (Irish) Giovanna, Ivana (Italian) Johanna (Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna (Latvian) Janina, Žaneta (Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette, Jenny (Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Żaneta (Polish) Joana, Janete (Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana (Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian) Giuanna (Sardinian) Ivana, Jovana (Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Žaneta (Slovak) Ivana, Jana (Slovene) Juana, Jenny (Spanish) Giovana, Johana, Janeth, Yanet, Yaneth, Yenny (Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny (Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna (Ukrainian) Djene (Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh)
Popularity
People think this name is
youthful informal strong strange simple
Categories
Entry updated January 21, 2022