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Seán
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Appendix:Variations of "sean"
Irish
Alternative forms
ga Seaán Seaghán superseded
Etymology
Borrowed from ga fro Jehan, from ga la Iōhannēs, from ga grc Ἰωάννης, contraction from ga he יוֹחָנָן yōḥānān God is gracious. ga Eoin.
Pronunciation
ga Munster /ʃɑːn̪ˠ/ 35 68
ga Connacht /ʃɑːnˠ/ /ʃaːnˠ/ I 83 213
ga Ulster /ʃaːnˠ/ 51 131
Proper noun
m -áin
ga male Old French John,fr:Jean
Declension
Se án áin
Derived terms
ga Seáinín Seán na gealaí<t:jack-o’-lantern> Seán Buí<t:John Bull> Seán báite<t:watered whiskey>
Related terms
ga Eoin
Descendants
1 en Sean Shaun Shawn Shon Shane
Mutation
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