MEANING & HISTORY
What does Shaina mean?
Shaina is an alternative transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ, also represented by Shayna. The source shein means beautiful.
This is a specifically Yiddish account and is not a derivation from the similar-looking English word shine.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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People with the name Shaina
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DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Shaina Magdayao
Filipino actress
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THE RECORDED SPELLING
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Shaina in the birth records
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Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Shaina
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Aina♀Finnish Aino variant; also independent Anna and Japanese forms
- China♀English word-name associated with porcelain or the country
- Halina♀Calm; Slavic form in the Galina family
- Sakina·Arabic: calmness or peace
- Sarina♀Diminutive of Sara; sometimes a Serena variant
- Shan♂♀Welsh Siân form; Chinese meanings depend on the character
- Shane·Anglicized Irish Seán; God is gracious
- Shaun♂English rendering of Irish Seán, from John
What rhymes with Shaina?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wikidata given-name item Q20000860 — Shaina (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Shaina Magdayao (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20000860 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Behind the Name — shaina (opens in a new tab)
Editorial exact-name relationship and linked history described in the entry.
- Behind the Name — shayna (opens in a new tab)
Editorial exact-name relationship and linked history described in the entry.