At a Glance
- Meaning
- A diminutive of Seona, the Gaelic feminine form of John; ultimately traces to Hebrew Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- SHAW-nak
Seonag is a Scottish Gaelic girl's name meaning “a diminutive of Seona, the Gaelic feminine form of John; ultimately traces to Hebrew Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Seonag
Meaning: A diminutive of Seona, the Gaelic feminine form of John; ultimately traces to Hebrew Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Origin: Scottish Gaelic.
A common claim: God's gracious gift Actually: Yochanan more precisely means 'Yahweh is gracious' -- a statement about God's disposition, not literally 'a gift from God'; that phrasing blends in the sense of separate 'gift of God' names.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Seonag
SHAW-nakIPA /ˈʃɔːnək/
Popularity of Seonag
Seonag doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Seonag
Similar Names
Mattea · Hanan · Diodora · Godiva · Mateja · Giovanna
