Shanna

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Word/name Diminutive of Shannon or Anglicization of Sionna Meaning 'old and wise' or 'possessor of wisdom'

Shanna is an feminine given name.

It derives from an Anglicization of Sionna meaning "possessor of wisdom" or as a common diminutive of Shannon meaning "wise river."

An alternate spelling of Shanna may be Shana.

History of the name

The longest river in Ireland, the River Shannon, earned its namesake from the Celtic goddess Sionna, who sought the enchanted hazelnuts of wisdom.

Sionna is the Irish spelling of Shanna.

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