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  • proper noun A female given name, a modern feminine form of Shaun ( =Sean).

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Examples

  • She has been known to use the alias of Shauna Hedrick.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2010

  • She looked at the familiar scrawl on the front of the envelope -- just the word "Shauna" -- and felt her stomach clench.

    Tell No One Coben, Harlan, 1962- 2001

  • – so I called Shauna from a pay phone in the corridor and explained the situation.

    Tell No One Coben, Harlan, 1962- 2001

  • -- so I called Shauna from a pay phone in the corridor and explained the situation.

    Tell No One Coben, Harlan, 1962- 2001

  • All of these little coincidences between the characters in Shauna’s book and my own life left me feeling even more convinced that people, books and relationships come into our lives for a reason – and at the perfect time.

    Heaping Spoonful (Where I rave about Shauna Glenn) « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting 2009

  • "Shauna," he said, and watched his breath stir her hair.

    What Dreams May Come Sherrilyn Kenyon, Rebecca York, Robin D. Owens 2005

  • She looked at the familiar scrawl on the front of the envelope – just the word "Shauna" – and felt her stomach clench.

    Tell No One Coben, Harlan, 1962- 2001

  • Freshman Ta'Shauna 'Sugar' Rodgers, who was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Monday, led the Hoyas with 17 points and was the second-leading rebounder with five boards to her credit.

    BIG EAST Headline News 2009

  • I even found a certain irony in the fact that Jennifer Grey's Jeanie tells him she goes by two names -- Jean and, for reasons that remain hilariously puzzling, Shauna.

    Charlie Sheen: What he could learn from his character in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' 2011

  • The Gluten-Free Girl Shauna James Ahern came up with -- what else?

    How to secure a last-minute king cake 2011

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