Shenia

The first name Shenia is a contemporary English variant of Eugenia, the feminine form of the name Eugen, which has its origin in the Ancient Greek Eugénios (εὐγένιος). Translated into German, the name means 'the well-born', 'of good descent', or 'of noble birth'.

What does the name Shenia mean?

Shenia is a modern English form of Eugenia, which in turn is the feminine variant of the name Eugen. Its origin lies in the Ancient Greek Eugénios (εὐγένιος). The German translation of the name is 'the well-born', 'of good descent', or 'of noble birth'. The etymology is derived from Ancient Greek and consists of two parts: the first element eû (εὖ), meaning 'good', and the second component, which either comes from genés (γενής) for 'born' or from génos (γένος) for 'the gender' or 'the descent'. Other variants include Schenja, Shenja, and Zhenya.

Where does the name Shenia come from?

The name Shenia has its roots in Ancient Greek and means 'the well-born'.

How do you pronounce Shenia?

Shenia is pronounced like 'Schenia'.

When is the name day of Shenia?

The name days for Shenia are February 7, March 9, September 26, and December 25.

Popularity

In Germany, Shenia is a rather rare first name. It has not yet appeared in the German first name charts. The best ranking achieved by the name was in 2018, reaching 1,571st place in the first name charts of Scotland. In the last ten years, Shenia has been given as a first name less than 10 times there, which places it at 3,080th in the ten-year statistics. From 1974 to 2024, it ranks 5,642nd in Scotland.

Famous people

• Shenia Minevskaja (German-Russian handball player)