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Sean: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“Jehovah has been gracious”
شان
Seán
What Sean means
Sean (شان, Celtic Seán) is a Christian boy’s name that means “Jehovah has been gracious”. Source: Yonge, History of Christian Names, John.
Sean at a glance
- Meaning
- Jehovah has been gracious
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Celtic
- Faith
- Christian
- Say it
- shawn
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- S · ش
Meaning of Sean
- In English
- Jehovah has been gracious
- اردو میں معنی
- خداوند مہربان ہوا
Origin and history of Sean
From Irish Seán, form of John, meaning 'Jehovah has been gracious'. The Irish form of John (Hebrew Yohanan).
Base wordIrish Seán, form of John
How to say and write Sean
- Say it
- shawn1 syllable · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Sean
- Urdu
- شان
- Original script
- Seán
- Other spellings
- Shaun · Shawn
Sibling names for Sean
Christian girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Sean.
Names like Sean
- AaronایرنMeaning disputedBoyHebrew
- Alvinایلونnoble friendBoyEnglish
- Angeloاینجلوangel; messengerBoyGreek
- Anselmانسلمdivine protection; God's helmetBoyGermanic
- Arifعارفone who knows; a knower of GodBoyArabic
- Baldwinبالڈونbold friendBoyGermanic
- Barkatبرکتblessing; increaseBoyArabic
- Barnabasبرنباسson of consolation; son of encouragementBoyAramaic
- Bashirبشیرbringer of good newsBoyArabic
- BenedictبینیڈکٹblessedBoyLatin
Questions about the name Sean
What does the name Sean mean?
Sean means “Jehovah has been gracious”. In Urdu: خداوند مہربان ہوا. Source: Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884).
Is Sean a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Sean is a boy’s name.
Is Sean a Christian name?
Yes. Sean is used by Christian families. It is of Celtic origin. From Irish Seán, form of John, meaning 'Jehovah has been gracious'. The Irish form of John (Hebrew Yohanan).
How do you pronounce Sean?
Say it “shawn”: 1 syllable.
How do you write Sean in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Sean is written شان. In its original script: Seán.
What are other spellings of Sean?
Sean is also spelled Shaun, Shawn.
Is the meaning of Sean verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.