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Sean
Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Sean is the English form of Seán, the Irish Gaelic form of Jean, the French form of John, the English form of a Hebrew name, Yohanan, Johanan, or Yochanan. Originally it meant ?The Lord Has Favored,? ?Gift of God,? or ?God is Good.?

History:
Sean, the Irish Gaelic form of Jean, the French form of John, was created in Ireland following the Norman occupation of the 13th and 14th centuries. Sean, while always popular in Ireland, spread to the rest of the English-speaking world in the 1950s.
Please see John for more information.

Pronunciation: SHAWN.

Alternates: Seoán.
Anglicized: Shan, Shane, Shaun, Shaughan, Shawn, Shayne.