Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "beautiful" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturessciene(Anglo-Saxon) sconi(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsShaina, Shana, Shayna, Shaynah, Sheine(Yiddish) Surname DescendantsShine(English) Shain(Jewish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 441. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 337.
