Shanna

Gender	Female
Word/name	Diminutive of Shannon or Anglicization of Sionna
Meaning	'old and wise' or 'possessor of wisdom'
Related names	Shannon
Popularity	see popular names

Shanna is an feminine given name.

It derives from an Anglicization of Sionna meaning "possessor of wisdom" or as a common diminutive of Shannon meaning "wise river."

An alternate spelling of Shanna may be Shana.

The longest river in Ireland, the River Shannon, earned its namesake from the Celtic goddess Sionna, who sought the enchanted hazelnuts of wisdom.

Sionna is the Irish spelling of Shanna.