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 [ 2 syll. (s)han-non, sh-ann-on ] The girl name Shannon is also used as a boy name, though it is more popular for girls. It is pronounced SHAENahN KEY. Shannon has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in English. The first name is of disputed origin. It could be derived from the name of River Shannon, Ireland's longer river, which is itself of the elements sean ('old, wise') and abhainn ('river'), or else it could be from a contracted form of the Irish name Seanán. The first name is however not used much in Ireland; another derivation suggests that it is a modern invention, from the combination of Shane and Sharon. Shannon has 16 forms. Forms of the name include Lashannon, Shan, Shanan, Shani (used in Swahili too), Shanine, Shanna (used in Russian too), Shannah, Shannondoah, Shannyn, Shauna, Shawna, and Shawni. Other English forms include the spelling variants Channon, Shannan, Shannen, and Shanon. See also the related forms, the Irish Seanán, the English and Irish Shane, and the English Sharon. Shannon is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. At the height of its usage in 1976, 0.851% of baby girls were named Shannon. It was #17 in rank then. The baby name has seen a substantial decline in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #482 with a usage of 0.032%, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Shannon was used 36% more than the next ranked name, the English Sharon, in 2008. Shannon has primarily been a girl name in the last century. In 2006, 5 times more girls than boys were given the name Shannon. Baby names that sound like Shannon include the English Shannan, the English Shannen, the Arabic Salma, the English and Indian Sameena, the name Sameh, the English Sami, the English Sammi, the English Sammie, the English Sammy, the English Samone, the Arabic and Urdu Sana, the German and Russian Sanja, the English, German, and Scandinavian Sanna, the Dutch and German Sannie, the Italian Santa, the Russian Sanya, the Arabic Sawsan, the Irish Seana, the English Season, and the Indian Seema. Details of famous persons named Shannon: KEY: Pronunciation for Shannon: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
