View Message

[Opinions] Shawna
I always thought Shawna wasn't very attractive. But I find it so ugly that it's kind of appealing in a way. If you know what I mean :P Same with Mildred.So wdyt of Shawna? Dated? Did you ever meet one? Do you think Shauna is better? Or even Seana?
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

I'm not fond of Shawna or Shauna. I almost always dislike girls names when they sound too similar to the boys name they are the female version of. Shawna / Shauna is one of those names, it just screams Shawn / Shaun.I prefer Mildred to Shawna.Shawna is very dated but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It makes me think of iconic 70's things and that is not a bad association.I've met a few Shawna's before but they were all born around the 70's.I think I personally prefer the spelling Shauna over Shawna. Seana is odd, I'm not certain how I feel about it. It doesn't remind me of the 70's like the other spellings do.The thing I dislike the most about Shawna is like I said, it just feels like Shawn with an A thrown on at the last moment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This message was edited 9/14/2012, 2:40 PM

vote up1
I've always liked Shawna. It's pretty dated, but in a good way to me. Like it makes me think of a smiling, upbeat, friendly, athletic person.When I was a kid my aunt's best friend/neighbor (my aunt being 9 years older than me) was named Shawna, so I always saw it as a "cool older kid" name. I also went to high school with at least one, and was friends with her. Not sure I've ever met a Shauna or Seana though.
vote up1
I knew a Shawna when I was little, and even then I really disliked it. I still feel the same, but now it feels dated too. I do know what you mean about finding names that are so ugly they sort of mesmerize you (your Mildred, my Olga), but for me Shawna isn't one of them. Could I entice you toward pretty, neglected Sonia instead?I don't like the "aw" in Shawna, so Shauna does look marginally better to me. Seana looks best of all, but I bet you it would be pronounced like see-AH-na more often than not.
vote up1
I also like Sonia / Sonya / Sonja. Sonia is my favorite spelling. I have only known a couple of Sonia's and one went to high school with me.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This message was edited 9/14/2012, 2:45 PM

vote up1
I have a cousin named Shawna Rae. She's a couple years younger than me.
The name definitely seems dated. It wasn't popular for very long at all and it does have a fairly downmarket image.I don't think it's very attractive, but I don't think it's ugly/appealing in the same way you think Mildred is. Actually, if I think a name is ugly, it isn't appealing to me.
vote up1