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Shantana
How to Pronounce Shantana
Pronounced shan-TAH-nuh /ʃænˈtɑːnə/Medium
Meaning: Shantana is a modern name that echoes the surname Santana, a Spanish contraction of Santa Ana, 'Saint Anne.' It can also be read as the Shan- prefix joined to a -tana ending. Either way its appeal is the flowing, musical sound; the Santana link gives it a faint Spanish and musical color.Low
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
Shantana is a modern coinage that echoes Santana, a Spanish contraction of Santa Ana, 'Saint Anne,' and can also be parsed as Shan- plus -tana. Names built on a flowing prefix-and-ending pattern were common in late twentieth-century American naming, and Shantana is a rarer example.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high point in the late nineteen-eighties. A girl named Shantana then is in her late thirties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shantana mean?
It echoes Santana, a Spanish contraction of Santa Ana, or blends Shan- with -tana.
How do you pronounce Shantana?
It is said shan-TAH-nuh /ʃænˈtɑːnə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Shantana a boy or girl name?
Shantana is used as a girl's name.
How popular is the name Shantana?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.