well my BFF's name is Shannon^^^ but yeah so she's smart so i guess her name fits her. She's not really into name meaning stuff. She doesn't like her name either.. she hates not having a lot of nicknames. i call her shan my mom calls her shannie and her mom calls her either but that's not good enough for her. your nickname doesn't always have to do with your name. like one of my nicknames is moose... don't ask

My fiance name is shannon. At first I didnt like the name and kind of felt like I was seeing a girl. Now Im used to it and really love it. Im all for boys called shannon :)

My name is Shannon Rose, and alot of people call me "Shay" and Shanna also Shann. My grandmother calls me Shanna alot. but most people Call me Shannon or Shay.

yeah, i always thought shannon was a girls name! and i dont know why, but when i hear the name shannon for i guy, i always imagine someone from austrailia.
weird, i know... i like it though

my hubbys name is shannon, blonde, big and surfie! he is an aussie and he suits his name, definatley nothing girly there. he gets called shan too!

I think that Shannon is a beautiful name. I used to not really like it but I've come to love it.

Shannon is such a pretty, feminine sounding name that it's definitely more suitable for a girl.

this is my favorite name in the entire world!!!
my first son's name is going to be shannon. YES, it was a boys name BEFORE it was a girls name. i love shannon as a boys name, but hate it as a girls name!

I LOVE Shannon as a girl's name. Maybe it was a boy's name first, but it's come to be way more popular for a girl. And it's a pretty name.

I can't believe I found this site. My girl standing over my shoulder right now, arms folded like I can't believe you on here actually typing a message, but I am "geeked" because I have found people on here that can actually feel my pain. My name is SHANON-MICHAEL which was given to me by my father. I used to get into fights growing as a kid because I had a "girl" name. I didn't like it at first but I really love my name now and women that I meet are very fond of it too.

:) wow...

My husband chose the name shannon for our daughter and i love it. her full name is shannon annie louise and she gets called shany or shany-annie for short. i think it's such a beautiful name and have a tattoo of a wise owl on my hip as the name means 'wise'.

My little girls name is Shannon she is named after my mom...Her middle name is Kathleen....I really like it because of how Irish it is...I have another little girl on the way and have been searching for another name like my first little girls...I just can't seem to find anything that I really like...

I always hated my name because it is so long, Shannon Louise. That is untill I found out what it means, I love being a small wise one and a woman worrier. Finding a nick name was hard, didn't have one untill late 30's. Now it is shay and I love it.

I love my name, but it's unbelievable how many rude women say "you have a girl's name". It's always females that pop off with that comment for some reason, never a guy. Don't know why that is. Most guys are oblivious and just end up calling me Shaun or Shane. I just shrug it off. It helps that I'm half Irish, so I can use that as excuse even though that had no bearing on how I got my name

My full name is 25 letters! Shannon Francesca Fanthorpe. (THAT'S NEARLY A WHOLE ALPHBETS WORTH!)

My family and friends mainly call me Shan which is fine with me - although I do think Shay is a beautiful name... And may well attempt to get people to call me that.

I also have a friend called Sharon and as our name's sound similar we've taking to calling each other 'Sha-Non' and 'Sha-Ron'.


I've met a handful of Shannon's so far in my life - which suits me just fine.


What annoys me is when people call me 'Sharon' I bet a lot of Shannon's get that. And also filling out documents is a nightmare! I can barely fit my signature into the box - let alone my full name!

Hopefully when I get married my partner will have a nice SHORT surname like 'Dee' or something.

my dads middle name is Shannon. My mothers middle name is Renee. my mom was pregnet with her third child and my brother and i tried to help find names. Shannon Renee is now her name and i love it!

Name is Shannon Christopher. At first I didn't like the name Shannon for a guy but now if I hear of a girl named Shannon I think it is wrong.

I didn't like my name at first, but now, I love it! All my friends call me Shanny, Shan, Shanna, or Shanny Girl. My full name is Shannon Lane and I've only met one other, and she was blond and had blue eyes. I would definitely think this is a great name, and would recommend it to anyone with a baby girl or boy on the way!