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Shaun

UK/ʃɔːn/

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Australia/ʃoːn/

Shaun proper noun: a male given name from Irish.

Proper noun

Shaun

  1. A male given name from Irish.
  2. A female given name from Irish.

Forms of Shaun

alternative formShawn

Origin of Shaun

A variant of Sean, from 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, Shawn, Shane, and Giovanni as a male name. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shauna, and Sheena as a female name.

Words formed from Shaun

Words that rhyme with Shaun

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Questions about Shaun

What does Shaun mean?
Shaun means a male given name from Irish.
What part of speech is Shaun?
Shaun is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shaun?
Shaun is pronounced /ʃɔːn/ (UK).

Words near Shaun in the dictionary

  1. Shaul
  2. Shaula
  3. Shaull
  4. Shaulls
  5. Shauls
  6. Shaun
  7. Shauna
  8. Shauniqua
  9. Shauraseni Prakrit
  10. shauri
  11. shauris

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