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Shavone
How to Pronounce Shavone
Pronounced shuh-VON /ʃəˈvɒn/Medium
Meaning: Shavone writes the Irish name Siobhán the way it sounds to English speakers. Siobhán is the Irish form of Joan — ultimately of John — so its inherited meaning traces to the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious.' The phonetic spelling made an unfamiliar Irish name easy to read.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
Shavone is a phonetic respelling of the Irish Siobhán, whose -bhá- is sounded 'vaw'; Siobhán is the Irish form of Joan, from John, so the name means 'God is gracious.' As Irish names spread in mid-century America without their traditional spellings, forms like Shavone appeared, and this one crested in the late 1970s.
Shavone stayed uncommon, borne by a modest number of girls before fading in the 1990s. A Shavone from her peak is now in her forties. The name reads as a phonetic 1970s form and has not revived, while the traditional Siobhán remains the recognized spelling.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shavone mean?
Shavone is a phonetic spelling of Siobhán, the Irish form of Joan/John, meaning 'God is gracious.'
How do you pronounce Shavone?
It's said shuh-VON /ʃəˈvɒn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Shavone a boy or girl name?
Shavone is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shavone?
Shavone was an uncommon phonetic spelling of Siobhán that crested in the late nineteen-seventies and then faded.