59%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. /ʃɔ.ˈni/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "southern people" in the Algonquin language. The Shawnee were an Algonquin tribe who originally lived in the Ohio valley. PopularityDetails Last ranked #864 in 1992 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal common strange comedic Categories cardinal points, colleges or universities, currently out of the US top 1000, modern English, nationalities, Native American peoples, Sims 3 characters