Sean
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Sean is a common masculine given name of Irish origin, meaning "God is gracious."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish given name
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given name → masculine given name → |
| associatedReligion |
Christianity (through its relation to John)
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| canBeUsedAs |
middle name
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| category |
English masculine given names
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Irish masculine given names → masculine given names → |
| commonAlternativeSpelling |
Seán
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Shaun → Shawn → Shon → |
| derivedFrom |
Hebrew name "Yochanan"
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Latin name "Iohannes" → Old French name "Jean" → |
| etymologicalMeaning |
Yahweh is gracious
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| gender |
masculine
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| hasDiacritics |
sometimes written with an acute accent as "Seán"
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| hasFeminineForm |
Seána
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Shauna → |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin |
Irish
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Irish Gaelic → |
| hasOrigin |
Ireland
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| isCognateWith |
Ian
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Jean → John → Juan → Shane → |
| isVariantOf |
John
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| meaning |
God is gracious
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gracious gift of God → |
| nameDayTradition |
shares name day traditions with John in Christian calendars
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| nameType |
first name
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| popularity |
widely used in the 20th century in English-speaking countries
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| pronunciation |
in Irish often pronounced /ʃaːn/
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typically pronounced /ʃɔːn/ in English → |
| script |
Latin alphabet
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| shortFormOf |
Seán (with accent) in Irish orthography
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| usageRegion |
Australia
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Canada → English-speaking countries → Ireland → New Zealand → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sean Astin
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Sean Connery → Sean Marks → Sean McVay → Sean Parker → Sean Payton → Sean Taylor → |
givenName |
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Burlesque
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character |
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Seán
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hasAnglicisedForm |
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Seán
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hasVariant |
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The Darkest Hour
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mainCharacter |