In addition, Shona is a variant form of the English Jane in the Irish and Scottish languages. Shona is also a variant form of the English Joan in the Irish language.
The Northern Renaissance was the Renaissance that occurred in Europe north of the Alps. Before 1497, Italian Renaissance humanism had little influence outside Italy. From the late 15th century, its ideas spread around Europe.
In pursuing this program, the argument goes, the humanists literally created the European Renaissance and paved the way for the modern, secular world. Like all origin myths, this account is partially true and partially false. First, there really was no such thing as a humanist movement.