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I always thought Shawna wasn't very attractive. But I find it so ugly that it's kind of appealing in a way. If you know what I mean :P Same with Mildred.
So wdyt of Shawna? Dated? Did you ever meet one? Do you think Shauna is better? Or even Seana?
So wdyt of Shawna? Dated? Did you ever meet one? Do you think Shauna is better? Or even Seana?
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I'm not fond of Shawna or Shauna. I almost always dislike girls names when they sound too similar to the boys name they are the female version of. Shawna / Shauna is one of those names, it just screams Shawn / Shaun.
I prefer Mildred to Shawna.
Shawna is very dated but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It makes me think of iconic 70's things and that is not a bad association.
I've met a few Shawna's before but they were all born around the 70's.
I think I personally prefer the spelling Shauna over Shawna. Seana is odd, I'm not certain how I feel about it. It doesn't remind me of the 70's like the other spellings do.
The thing I dislike the most about Shawna is like I said, it just feels like Shawn with an A thrown on at the last moment.
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I prefer Mildred to Shawna.
Shawna is very dated but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It makes me think of iconic 70's things and that is not a bad association.
I've met a few Shawna's before but they were all born around the 70's.
I think I personally prefer the spelling Shauna over Shawna. Seana is odd, I'm not certain how I feel about it. It doesn't remind me of the 70's like the other spellings do.
The thing I dislike the most about Shawna is like I said, it just feels like Shawn with an A thrown on at the last moment.
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This message was edited 9/14/2012, 2:40 PM
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I've always liked Shawna. It's pretty dated, but in a good way to me. Like it makes me think of a smiling, upbeat, friendly, athletic person.
When I was a kid my aunt's best friend/neighbor (my aunt being 9 years older than me) was named Shawna, so I always saw it as a "cool older kid" name. I also went to high school with at least one, and was friends with her. Not sure I've ever met a Shauna or Seana though.
When I was a kid my aunt's best friend/neighbor (my aunt being 9 years older than me) was named Shawna, so I always saw it as a "cool older kid" name. I also went to high school with at least one, and was friends with her. Not sure I've ever met a Shauna or Seana though.
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I knew a Shawna when I was little, and even then I really disliked it. I still feel the same, but now it feels dated too. I do know what you mean about finding names that are so ugly they sort of mesmerize you (your Mildred, my Olga), but for me Shawna isn't one of them. Could I entice you toward pretty, neglected Sonia instead?
I don't like the "aw" in Shawna, so Shauna does look marginally better to me. Seana looks best of all, but I bet you it would be pronounced like see-AH-na more often than not.
I don't like the "aw" in Shawna, so Shauna does look marginally better to me. Seana looks best of all, but I bet you it would be pronounced like see-AH-na more often than not.
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I have a cousin named Shawna Rae. She's a couple years younger than me.
The name definitely seems dated. It wasn't popular for very long at all and it does have a fairly downmarket image.
I don't think it's very attractive, but I don't think it's ugly/appealing in the same way you think Mildred is. Actually, if I think a name is ugly, it isn't appealing to me.
The name definitely seems dated. It wasn't popular for very long at all and it does have a fairly downmarket image.
I don't think it's very attractive, but I don't think it's ugly/appealing in the same way you think Mildred is. Actually, if I think a name is ugly, it isn't appealing to me.
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