Shayna (

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

: שיינע;

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

: Szejna) is a feminine name of

origin, meaning "beautiful" or "lovely", and evocative of the Yiddish phrase "אַ שיינע מיידל" ("a shayne maydel", or "a lovely girl"). Its

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

equivalent is Yaffa (יפה) or Yafit (יַפִית); during the years following the

Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

, the name Shayna (and its Arabic cognate,

Jamila Jamila () is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of the masculine Arabic given name Jamil, which comes from the Arabic word ''jamāl'' (Arabic: جَمَال), meaning beautiful. The name is popular on a global scale, i ...

) was often Hebraicized to Yaffa upon immigrating to

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

or, outside Israel, as a post-Holocaust distancing of diasporic heritage.Anita Diamant, ''New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies & Customs―A Guide for Today's Families'', Second Edition, Jewish Lights, New York, 2005, p. 23

People named Shaina or Shayna

Shaina Amin Mahmuda Amin Shaina (born February 26, 1991) popularly known as Shaina Amin is a former Bangladeshi television and Bangladeshi film actress and also a model. She began her career as a model appearing in commercials in 2005. In 2006 she made her d ...

, Bangladeshi actress and also a model *

Shaina Fewell Shaina Fewell is an American writer and producer. In 2017, she became Writer Producer on '' Outlander'' season 4 for Starz and produce13 episodesof the series. She also wrotepisode 6and co-wrotepisode 11of season 4. She was Supervising Producer on ...

, American writer and producer *

Shaina Magdayao Shaina Garcia Magdayao (; born November 6, 1989) is a Filipino actress. Known primarily for her dramatic roles in film and television, she began her career as a child actress and starred in her first titular role ''Lyra (TV series), Lyra''. She ...

, (born 1989) Filipina actress, dancer, singer and model * Shaina NC (born 1972), Indian fashion designer, politician, and social worker * Shaina Nitura (born 2004), Filipina volleyball player * Shaina Pellington (born 1999), Canadian basketball player * Shaina Sandoval, (born 1992) American actress *

Shaina Taub Shaina Taub is an American actress, singer, musician, and Tony Award-winning composer. Early life Taub was born in Waitsfield, Vermont and attended the theater camp Stagedoor Manor. Taub's interest in social justice started at a young age. At 16 ...

(born 1988), American actress, singer, musician, and composer *

Shayna Baszler Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she became a former List of NXT Women's Champions, two-time and lon ...

(born 1980), martial artist *

Shayna Fox Shayna Fox is an American former actress, known for voicing Regina "Reggie" Rocket on the Nickelodeon animated television series '' Rocket Power'' as well as Savannah on '' All Grown Up!.'' Early life Fox is the second of two daughters born ...

(born 1984), American voice actress *Shayna Hubers (born 1991), perpetrator of the murder of Ryan Poston *

Shayna Jack Shayna Louise Jack (born 6 November 1998) is an Australian swimmer. She won gold medals in Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay and Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics. From 2019 to 2021, Jack served a 24-mont ...

(born 1998), Australian swimmer *

Shayna Levine Shayna Levine is an American film and TV actress. Levine joined the cast of American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''All My Children'' on September 24, 2002, playing the role of Lily Montgomery, the adopted autistic daughter of Jackson Montgomery ...

, actress * Shayna Levy (born 1997), American-born Israeli footballer * Shayna McHayle (born 1991), American rapper and actress * Shayna Nackoney (born 1982), synchronized swimmer * Shayna Powless (born 1994), American professional racing cyclist *

Shayna Rose Shayna Rose (born Shayna Rose Mordue; November 3, 1983) is an American actress and singer. Early life Rose moved to Los Angeles in 2002 after declining a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She went between acting, singing, ...

(born 1983), soap opera actress * Shayna Small, American actor, musician, and audiobook narrator * Shayna Stahl, director of the Wildcat Marching Band * Shayna Steele (born 1975), American singer, songwriter and actress * Shayne-Feygl Szapiro (Szejne Fejgl Szapiro-Michalewicz,

Dina Blond Dina Blond (1 March 1887 - 1985) was a prominent member of the Jewish Labour Bund in Poland and a prolific Yiddish translator. She translated over 30 works of world literature into Yiddish from German, English, and Russian. She was born Shayne- ...

, 1887-1985), member of the Jewish Labour Bund in Poland and a prolific Yiddish translator

Fictional Characters

* Shaina Alston, character from the American television series, ''

Gullah Gullah Island ''Gullah Gullah Island'' is an American musical children's television series aired on the Nick Jr. block from October 24, 1994, to March 7, 2000. The show was hosted by Ron Daise, the former vice president for Creative Education at Brookgreen G ...

'' * Shaina Khanna, main character from the film, '' Raaz: Reboot'' * Shaina McKlank, character from the American horror franchise, ''

Final Destination ''Final Destination'' is an American horror franchise that includes six films, ten novels, and two comic books. It is based on an unproduced spec script by Jeffrey Reddick, originally written for the television series ''The X-Files''. All of ...

'' * Shaina Mehra, main character from the film, ''

Kick A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of ...

'' * Shaina Raghuvanshi, character from the television series, '' Qayaamat Se Qayaamat Tak''

References

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