Etymograph

English

Shauna

Shauna comes from Irish Seán, and goes back to Koine Greek Ἰωάννης.

  1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάννηςIōánnēs
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEJohannes
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Jehan
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentSeán
  5. EnglishtodayShauna

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάννηςIōánnēs
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEJohannes
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Jehan
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentSeán
  5. EnglishtodayShauna

Formed from Shaun + -a

Koine Greek Ἰωάννης

Latin Johannes

Old French Jehan

Irish Seán

English Shaun

The story

From Shaun + -a, variant of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).

Every English word from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης

Today it means

name A female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Koine Greek Ἰωάννης / Shauna

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