Shane
/ʃeɪn/
Shane proper noun: a male given name from Irish.
Proper noun
Shane (plural Shanes)
- A male given name from Irish.
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- A female given name from Irish.
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Forms of Shane
| plural | Shanes |
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Origin of Shane
Anglicized form of the Northern Irish pronunciation of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of John, Jack, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Sean, Shaun, and Giovanni as a male name. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena as a female name.
Words formed from Shane
Words that rhyme with Shane
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- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about Shane
- What does Shane mean?
- Shane means a male given name from Irish.
- What part of speech is Shane?
- Shane is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Shane?
- Shane is pronounced /ʃeɪn/.
Words near Shane in the dictionary
Source and license
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