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Shasta f English (Modern, Rare), Literature20th-century adoption of the name of Mount Shasta in Northern California (or the Shasta daisy, named after the mountain), which comes from the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the area; its origin and meaning is lost to time.... [
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Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shawnella f EnglishIt is the feminine version of "Shawn". Also means gift from god.
Shawon m AmericanAn African-American name that was first used in the early 1990s, and probably as well as the '80s. Means "mooses-faced".
Shaynne m EnglishVariant of
Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel,
The Outsiders.
Shayra f AmericanBeautiful child of love. born on valentines. Puerto Rican, American
Sheboygan m AmericanThe name was given to the 14th son (no daughters!) of an American family living in Michigan. According to the press the name the name means "She's a boy again" and goes back to a native American legend... [
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Sheffield m EnglishMost likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.
Sheika f African American (Rare)Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as
Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and
Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of
Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word
sheika or
sheikha meaning "female sheikh".
Sheldonia f EnglishPossibly used as a feminine form of
Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.
Shenae f EnglishVariant of
Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).
Sherene f EnglishVariation of Shirin, a Persian name, meaning "sweet".
Shermy m English (Rare)Diminutive of
Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.
Sherrinford m EnglishOriginal name of Sherlock Holmes. Sherringford was originally paired with the last name 'Hope'. It was then changed to Sherrinford Holmes, this was then discarded for Sherlock Holmes. It is now used to refer to the proposed elder brother of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.
Sherrod m EnglishVariant of
Sherrard. Americanized form of French Cherot 'wagoner' (see Shero). This is the name of Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, as well as football figure Sherrod Martin.