Meaning and background
The story behind Sheena
Sheena is an English and Scottish given-name form of Scottish Gaelic Sìne. Through that name it belongs to the broad Jane and John family, although it should not be confused with South Asian Sheela simply because both begin She-. The name is also associated with the singer Sheena Easton. Those are recognisable facts about the name rather than evidence of any individual owner’s motive.
- Origin
- Anglicised form of Scottish Gaelic Sìne, related to Jane/John. Source
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About Sheena
Recorded as a dog’s name
Sheena appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ʃinə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ʃinə/ · primary stress on syllable 1SH IY1 N AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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