"Shea" meaning in English

See Shea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʃeɪ/
enPR: shā Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Anglicised from Irish Ó Séaghdha. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Ó Séaghdha}} Irish Ó Séaghdha Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shea
  1. A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Shea-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Related terms: O'Shea, Shay, Shaye
    Sense id: en-Shea-en-name-2MFQ-55N Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Inflected forms

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