Sean
E97261
Sean is a common masculine given name of Irish origin, meaning "God is gracious."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sean canonical | 60 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Christianity (through its relation to John) ⓘ |
| canBeUsedAs | middle name ⓘ |
| category |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
Irish masculine given names ⓘ masculine given names ⓘ |
| commonAlternativeSpelling |
Seán
ⓘ
Shaun ⓘ Shawn ⓘ Shawn ⓘ
surface form:
Shon
|
| derivedFrom |
Hebrew name "Yochanan"
ⓘ
Latin name "Iohannes" ⓘ Old French name "Jean" ⓘ |
| etymologicalMeaning | Yahweh is gracious ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasDiacritics | sometimes written with an acute accent as "Seán" ⓘ |
| hasFeminineForm |
Seán
ⓘ
surface form:
Seána
Shauna ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin |
Irish
ⓘ
Irish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| isCognateWith |
Ian
ⓘ
Jean ⓘ John ⓘ Juan ⓘ Shane ⓘ |
| isVariantOf | John ⓘ |
| meaning |
God is gracious
ⓘ
gracious gift of God ⓘ |
| nameDayTradition | shares name day traditions with John in Christian calendars ⓘ |
| nameType | first name ⓘ |
| popularity | widely used in the 20th century in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| pronunciation |
in Irish often pronounced /ʃaːn/
ⓘ
typically pronounced /ʃɔːn/ in English ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | Seán (with accent) in Irish orthography ⓘ |
| usageRegion |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ English-speaking countries ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Burlesque
subject surface form:
Good Behavior