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Around the world, שאנון (Shannon , Shannen , Channon ) is a widespread principally female, but very infrequently male first name. The first name שאנון is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a common primarily feminine, but very seldom male name, Guam, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Australia, where it is quite a common unisex name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, שאנון is the last name as well as the forename.
שאנון is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shannon Rutherford , the character from the American mystery fiction television series Lost; General Rogard , the fictional human from The Iron Giant; Shannon Reed , the fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away; Shannon Gibbs , the fictional character from the television series NCIS and Shannon Henry , character in Rush.