Western Names · Girl
Sheena name meaning
“God is gracious”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Category
- Western Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Sheena
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sheena is a girl's name, an anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Sìne (Jane), going back to a Hebrew name meaning 'God is gracious'.
What does Sheena mean?
About the name Sheena
Sheena is an anglicized spelling of Sìne, the Scottish Gaelic form of Jane or Jean. Jane is a feminine form of John, which goes back to the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning 'God (Yahweh) is gracious'. The name is used in Scotland and the English-speaking world.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Syllables | Shee-na |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Sheena · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Sìne · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
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