Seonag: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Seonag – 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

Phonetic: SHAW-nak   IPA: /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.

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