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sean¹
noun seans
- Dated form of seine
verb seans · seaning · seaned
- Dated form of seine Seaning is conducted on a large scale at St. Ives for the capture of pilchards[…]
Sean²
- /ʃɔːn/ UK
- /ʃoːn/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /ʃɔn/ US
- /ʃɑn/ US, cot caught merger
- /ʃɔn/ Scotland
- /ʃɒːn/ Ireland
Sounds like Shaun, Shawn, shorn (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger), Sian (female given name, cot–caught merger, father–bother merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːn
Where it comes from
Anglicised form 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, Shaun, Shane, and Giovanni.
proper noun Seans · Shaun · Shawn · Shohn · Shon · Shone
- A male given name from Irish. They sit by the fire smoking and talking about names. Mam says she likes the names Kevin and Sean but Bridey says, Ah no, there's too many of them in Limerick. Jesus, Angela, if you stuck your head out of the door and called, Kevin or Sean, come in for your tea, you'd have half o' Limerick running t
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chen, are, sein, sen, sheen, shin, chin, become, fall, shun, xun, nos, isabelle, sian, shawn, juan
Translations
Talk about this word "sean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sean "sean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sean.Cite this
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title = {sean},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sean},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
