sean
sean Lexical Profile
sean Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A male given name of Irish origin, equivalent to the English name John.
"Sean was named after his grandfather, who emigrated from Dublin in the 1950s."
British An archaic or regional spelling of seine, a large vertical fishing net that hangs in the water with weights at the bottom edge and floats at the top.
"The coastal fishermen hauled the heavy sean ashore, its mesh teeming with silver pilchards."
Word Nuance & Usage
Although spelled with an initial 's-e', the name is pronounced like 'shawn' (/ʃɔːn/) due to Irish Gaelic phonology, and is frequently confused in spelling with its phonetic variants 'Shaun' and 'Shawn'.
• Rhymes for sean
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Seán, an adaptation of the Anglo-Norman name Jehan (modern French Jean), which ultimately derives from the Late Latin Ioannes and Hebrew Yochanan, meaning 'Graced by God'.