That's my name. I'm a female. I always liked it because it's not too feminine nor is it too masculine. I don't get why it's not more common. The name spiked highest in the mid 1970s when I was born. My mother always took suggestions from family and friends and my uncle's wife suggested "Shannon" so my mother went with it and I like it alongside my middle name, "Leigh".
American actress Shannon Purser. She first gained game when she portrayed Barbara "Barb" Holland on the Netflix series Stranger Things. She also has a reoccurring role as Ethel Muggs on the TV adaptation of Riverdale.
Shannon Miller, an American gymnast. Two-time winner of the all-around title in worlds. Member of both the '92 and '96 Olympic teams.She is also the most decorated American gymnast earning 16 metals total. She also was a member of the gold medal winning team the Magnificent 7 in the '96 Olympics. Also in the '96 Olympics she was the only member of the U.S. Team to win individual gold.
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Shannon Leto is 30 Seconds to Mars' drummer, and brother of actor/musician Jared Leto.
I think it's too raw for a girls name. Probably because I used to know a girl called Shannon who was very nasty. There is a famous Australian signer called Shannon.
Shannon Hoon (born Richard Shannon Hoon) was the late lead singer of one-hit wonder band Blind Melon. Their only hit single, "No Rain", was well-known for its music video, which featured a little girl dressed as a bee tap-dancing. Hoon died of a cocaine overdose in 1995, a few months after the birth of his only daughter, Nico Blue.
Shannon Christie (played by Nicole Kidman) is the female main character on "Far and Away", a movie from 1992 with Tom Cruise playing the main male character.