Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara's (1928-1967) name at birth was Ernesto. His nickname is based on che! an Argentinian expression meaning "hey!". In this case, Che is pronounced with a hard CH as in "chair." Pronounced /SHAY/, the name Shea (also found Shae, Shay, Shai etc.) has been used as a girls' name since the 20th century. It started out being used mostly for boys, and is one of the few names that have retained their masculinity even after being used for girls.See Also: Shay, Shea (girl), Shea