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Cheyanna
How to Pronounce Cheyanna
Pronounced shy-AN-uh /ʃaɪˈæn.ə/Medium
Meaning: Cheyanna is a flowing elaboration of Cheyenne, the name of a Great Plains people and the Wyoming capital; the word reached English through French from Dakota Sahiyena. The -anna ending gives it a softer, more overtly feminine shape.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Cheyanna extends Cheyenne, the name of the Cheyenne people that entered English via French from Dakota Sahiyena. It belongs to the 1990s enthusiasm for Cheyenne and its variants and peaked in 1996; a girl named then is now around thirty. The added -anna makes it read as a lyrical, invented feminine form.
The name's roots lie in the place and people name rather than in this exact spelling, and it reads as a 90s Western-romantic pick rather than a revival. Parents drawn to it often also like Cheyenne, Sienna, and Savannah.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Cheyanna mean?
Cheyanna is an elaboration of Cheyenne, the name of a Native American people.
How do you pronounce Cheyanna?
It's said shy-AN-uh /ʃaɪˈæn.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Cheyanna a boy or girl name?
Cheyanna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Cheyanna?
Cheyanna was an uncommon name that crested in the mid-nineties with the Cheyenne trend.