Shona is a female name of Gaelic origin. (Scottish and Irish)

Given name

Shona (singer) Shona is a French writer, composer and singer. Biography In 1985, she released a first single entitled "Panthère noire". Three years later, she released a single from her album ''Complètement mec'', "Élodie mon rêve", dedicated to her nie ...

, French singer *

Shona Auerbach Shona Auerbach is a British film director and cinematographer. Early career Auerbach began her career as a stills photographer. She studied film at Manchester University and cinematography at Leeds before completing her Master of Arts at the ...

, British film director *

Shona Banda Shona Banda (1978 or 1979) is a Kansas resident of Garden City and medical cannabis rights advocate who was arrested for possession of cannabis in 2015. Her arrest and seizure of her child sparked a debate regarding cannabis in Kansas. Arrest Sh ...

(born 1978/9), American medical cannabis rights activist *

Shona Barbour Shona Barbour (born July 4, 1979) is a Canadian curling, curler from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. She currently coaches the Kerry Galusha rink out of the Yellowknife Curling Centre in Yellowknife. Career Juniors Barbour made her first na ...

(born 1979), Canadian curler *

Shona Bell Shona Margaret Bell (married name Grant-Taylor, 1924 – 7 December 2011) was a New Zealand palaeontologist. She studied the fossils of the Corbies Creek area of North Otago and the Benmore Dam area. The 1954 ''Directory of New Zealand Science'' ...

(1924-2011), New Zealand palaeontologist *

Shona Brown Shona L. Brown (born ) is a business executive and consultant to non-profits and corporations. She was an executive at Google from 2003 to 2012, where she was senior vice president of business operations. Life Brown has a bachelor of computer s ...

(born c. 1966), American businesswoman *

Shona Brownlee Shona Brownlee MBE (born 1979) is a British skier and Royal Air Force Corporal. She won two medals at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships, and competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Early life Brownlee is from Livingston, West Lot ...

, British skier and RAF aircraftwoman *

Shona Rapira Davies Shona Rapira Davies (born 1951) is a sculptor and painter of Ngātiwai ki Aotea tribal descent. Currently residing in Wellington New Zealand. Education Rapira Davies first studied at the Auckland College of Education, majoring in art, and lat ...

(born 1951), sculptor and painter of Ngati Wai ki Aotea tribal descent *

Shona Fraser Shona Kathryn Fraser (born 9 July 1975 in Newcastle, England) is a music journalist in Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, having worked for the BBC, MTV, and WDR.Kralicek, Thomas (2008)Was macht eigentlich ...... Shona Fraser?, Stern. ...

(born 1975), British music journalist *

Shona Holmes Shona Holmes, or Shona Robertson-Holmes, (born ) is a Canadian woman who underwent treatment for a Rathke's cleft cyst in the United States, and claimed the condition threatened her life.San Diego Union Tribune http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/s ...

, Canadian woman who controversially underwent treatment for a Rathke's cleft cyst in the United States and claimed that it threatened her life *

Shona Kinloch Shona Kinloch (born 1962) is a Scottish artist based in East Kilbride who specialises in sculpture. Education Kinloch received a Bachelor of Arts with honours in Fine Art (Sculpture) from the Glasgow School of Art in 1984, followed by Post ...

(born 1962), Scottish artist *

Shona Laing Shona Laing (born 9 October 1955) is a New Zealand musician. She has had several hits in her native country, as well as a few minor international hits, most notably " (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" and "Soviet Snow". Laing contributed to Manfred ...

(born 1955), New Zealand musician *

Shona Le Mottee Shona Le Mottee is a Canadian celtic/pop fiddler and vocalist who previously lived in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2019 she relocated to Glasgow, Scotland. Shona has an extensive musical career which took off in 1995 when she was chosen to jo ...

, Canadian Celtic/pop fiddler and vocalist *

Shona Macdonald Shona Macdonald (born 1969) is a Scottish artist and academic. She is Professor of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Early life and education Macdonald was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. She received a BFA from the Glasgow School ...

, Scottish artist and academic *

Shona Dunlop MacTavish Shona Katrine MacTavish (née Dunlop; 12 April 1920 – 18 June 2019) was a New Zealand dancer, teacher, author, choreographer and pioneer in liturgical dance in the Asia-Pacific. She was known as "the mother of modern dance in New Zealand". ...

(1920-2019), New Zealand dancer and dance teacher *

Shona Marshall Shona Marshall (born 27 June 1964) is a Scottish sport shooter. Marshall won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the women's trap singles event. She also competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2014 Commonwealth Games ...

, Scottish sport shooter *

Shona McCallin Shona McCallin, (born 18 May 1992), is an English former international field hockey player who played as a midfielder for England and Great Britain. She is co-founder of thetenpercentclub, a wellness supplement company. She was an Olympic gold ...

(born 1992), English international field hockey player *

Shona McGarty Shona McGarty (born 14 October 1991) is an English actress and singer who portrays Whitney Dean in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Career Before joining ''EastEnders'', McGarty had been involved in amateur musical theatre for six years, in ...

(born 1991), British actress *

Shona McIntyre Shona Rachel McIntyrey (born 16 December 1980) is a former Scottish international cricketer whose career for the Scottish national side spanned from 2001 to 2004. She had played 4 women's one-day internationals. McIntyre was born at Edinburgh ...

(born 1980), Scottish former international cricketer *

Shona McIsaac Shona McIsaac (born 3 April 1960) is a British Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cleethorpes from 1997 to 2010. She was defeated by Conservative candidate Martin Vickers in the 2010 election. Early life McIsaa ...

(born 1960), British politician * Shona Mooney, Scottish fiddle player and composer *

Shona Morgan Shona Morgan (born 1 September 1990) is an Australian former gymnast, who trained at the Waverley Gymnastics Centre in Victoria under John Hart and Shaoyi Jiang. Shona was the all-around silver medalist at the 2008 Australian National Championsh ...

(born 1990), Australian former gymnast *

Shona Moss Shona Moss (born 12 April 1969) is a Canadian sailor. She competed in the Europe event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known a ...

(born 1969), Canadian sailor *

Shona Powell-Hughes Shona Powell-Hughes (born 8 July 1991) is a Welsh Rugby Union professional player who plays prop for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Gloucester Hartpury. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2010 as the youngest member ...

(born 1991), Welsh Rugby Union player *

Shona Robison Shona McRory Robison (born 26 May 1966) is a Scottish politician serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottis ...

(born 1966), Scottish politician *

Shona Rubens Shona Rubens (born 31 October 1986 in Sydney, Australia) is a Canadian alpine skier. Rubens qualified to compete for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics after placing 18th in a World Cup downhill in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Her other career ...

(born 1986), Canadian alpine skier *

Shona Schleppe Shona Schleppe (born 27 July 1963) is a Canadian former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. She was born in Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in it ...

(born 1963), Canadian former field hockey player *

Shona Seawright Shona Doey Seawright (born 27 February 1977) is a former Irish woman cricketer. She has appeared in 7 Women's ODIs representing Irish cricket team. She was also a member of the Irish cricket team in the 1995 Women's European Cricket Cup The 1 ...

(born 1977), Irish cricketer *

Shona Thorburn Shona Thorburn (born August 7, 1982) is a Canadian professional basketball player, formerly a point guard for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. Thorburn is a graduate of Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. She later attended college a ...

(born 1982), British-born basketball player in the WNBA *

Shona Tucker Shona Tucker is an American actress and director. Beginning in the 1990s, she had roles in several television shows including ''Law & Order'' and '' New York Undercover''. She has appeared in regional theater, including at the Oregon Shakespeare ...

, American actress

Fictional characters

Shona Ramsey The following is a list of ''Coronation Street'' characters introduced in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn, or his successor Kate Oates. Marta Zarek Marta Zarek, played by E ...

, a character in the TV soap-opera ''Coronation Street'' {{given name Scottish feminine given names