Shalena
Meaning of Shalena
In the warm tapestry of names, Shalena unfolds like a Tuscan dawn gilding ancient olive groves, its syllables—a soft “shuh-LEE-nuh” (/ʃəˈliːnə/)—rippling through the air with the grace of moonlight on Venetian canals. Though its precise lineage is whispered rather than recorded, many trace Shalena’s spirit to the Greek Selene, goddess of the moon, transmuted through an Italianate lens into a melody both modern and timeless. It carries with it the hushed glow of lantern-lit piazzas, an airy elegance that has quietly graced American birth tables since the late 1960s, appearing as a cherished rarity—only a few dozen newborns each year—yet enduring with a steadfast, luminous charm. In every echo of Shalena there resides a gentle promise: a life aglow with imagination, kindness, and the serene beauty of a silvered Mediterranean night.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as shuh-LEE-nuh (/ʃəˈliːnə/)
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