{{Redirect|Shaina|the 2020 Zimbabwean film|Shaina (film)}} '''Shayna''' (Yiddish: שיינא;שיינה; Polish: Szejna) or '''Shaina''' is a feminine name of Yiddish origin, meaning "beautiful" or "lovely" (Yiddish: {{lang|yi|שיין}} (sheyn), cognate with modern German {{lang|de|schön}}), and evocative of the Yiddish phrase "אַ שיינע מיידל" ("a shayne maydel", or "a lovely girl"). Its Hebrew equivalent is Yaffa (יפה) or Yafit (יַפִית); during the years following the Holocaust, the name Shayna (and its Arabic cognate, Jamila) was often Hebraicized to Yaffa upon immigrating to Israel or, outside Israel, as a post-Holocaust distancing of diasporic heritage.<ref>Anita Diamant, ''New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies & Customs―A Guide for Today's Families'', Second Edition, Jewish Lights, New York, 2005, p. 23</ref>
==People named Shaina or Shayna==
*Shaina Amin, Bangladeshi actress and also a model *Shaina Fewell, American writer and producer *Shaina Magdayao, (born 1989) Filipina actress, dancer, singer and model *Shaina NC (born 1972), Indian fashion designer, politician, and social worker *Shaina Nitura (born 2004), Filipina volleyball player *Shaina Pellington (born 1999), Canadian basketball player *Shaina Sandoval, (born 1992) American actress *Shaina Taub (born 1988), American actress, singer, musician, and composer *Shayna Baszler (born 1980), martial artist *Shayna Fox (born 1984), American voice actress *Shayna Hubers (born 1991), perpetrator of the murder of Ryan Poston *Shayna Jack (born 1998), Australian swimmer *Shayna Levine, actress *Shayna Levy (born 1997), American-born Israeli footballer *Shayna McHayle (born 1991), American rapper and actress *Shayna Nackoney (born 1982), synchronized swimmer *Shayna Powless (born 1994), American professional racing cyclist *Shayna Rose (born 1983), soap opera actress *Shayna Small, American actor, musician, and audiobook narrator * Shayna Stahl, director of the Wildcat Marching Band *Shayna Steele (born 1975), American singer, songwriter and actress * Shayne-Feygl Szapiro (Szejne Fejgl Szapiro-Michalewicz, Dina Blond, 1887-1985), member of the Jewish Labour Bund in Poland and a prolific Yiddish translator
== Fictional Characters ==
* Shaina Alston, character from the American television series, ''Gullah Gullah Island'' * Shaina Khanna, main character from the film, ''Raaz: Reboot'' * Shaina McKlank, character from the American horror franchise, ''Final Destination'' * Shaina Mehra, main character from the film, ''Kick'' * Shaina Raghuvanshi, character from the television series, ''Qayaamat Se Qayaamat Tak''
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Category:Feminine given names Category:Yiddish words and phrases