The story
- Hebrew · derived fromיוֹחָנָה
- Koine Greek · derived fromἸωάννα
- Latin · derived fromJoanna
- Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromSìne
- English todaySheena
Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Sìne and Síne, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Shauna.
Words from the same roots
Scottish GaelicSìne all →
LatinJoanna all →
Koine GreekἸωάννα all →
Hebrewיוֹחָנָה all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.