This is my birth name :) My family pronounces it as SHAY-nah. No one in my family is Yiddish/Jewish as far back as I know so I don't know why my parents chose this but I don't hate it on someone else.
― Anonymous User 2/18/2024
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This is my favorite name, but I prefer the Shayna spelling.
Guys, stop calling names “white trash”! Please be more polite, even if that is your own opinion. Even though this name isn’t the prettiest, it is still unique in a way.
My name is Shaina and unlike others, they pronounce it as sha-eeh-nah. I was born in the year 2003, I am glad that the meaning behind my name is beauty.
This is pretty. And also I dislike racism like “white trash”.
― Anonymous User 12/5/2020
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Ironic you think this sounds white trash since this is a Jewish name, far from white trash. Learn some history please.
― Anonymous User 1/5/2020
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Eww, what a white trashed name. Makes me think of some overweight and rude woman.
― Anonymous User 6/7/2015
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Hi, I really like Shaina, but I am debating between Shaina and Raika. Since I was 16 I wanted to name my daughter Raika ( pronounced As Raeekah) meaning beloved and desired, wished for. My best friend decided to name her daughter Raika! Which one do you think is nicer? P.S. I like exotic names.
I, rarely, if ever, dislike names but I just really don't like the name Shaina. It just sounds very conceited to me. Posting anon because I don't want hate, but yeah. I just can't imagine taking someone called Shaina seriously. :(
― Anonymous User 11/26/2013
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This is my name and it's pronounced Shay-na. Also it's true that it comes from Yiddish origin. The majority of people with this name spell it Shayna. I was also born in 1997.
One of my best friends was named Shaina and she was from Pakistan. She pronounced it Shah-Ee-Nah. Shah and Ee are tied together, short and are suppose to flow. It's as if the "i" had to dots on it.