Shaun

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Shaun

/ʃɔːn/ UK
/ʃoːn/ Australia, British, New Zealand
/ʃɔn/ US
/ʃɑn/ US, cot caught merger
/ʃɔn/ Scotland

Sounds like Sean, Shawn, shorn (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger), Sian (female given name, cot–caught merger, father–bother merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːn

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Shawn

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shawn, yvonne, chun, sean, shun, xun, shauna, jahshaun, shayne, osheen, shane, shohn, sheila, shavon, dermot, seamus

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MLA

"Shaun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shaun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Shaun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shaun

Chicago

"Shaun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shaun.

BibTeX

@misc{shaun_2026,
  title = {Shaun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shaun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}