Sean - Names
Meaning of the name Sean
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
‘Yahweh is gracious‘ (from Hebrew: Yochanan)
History & etymology:
Seán is an Irish equivalent of John, spelled Sean in English.
The name John ultimately derives from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning ‘Yaweh is gracious’.
There is no saint who bore the exact name Sean. However, since Sean is an equivalent of John, there is a great number of possible patrons of the name, including John the Apostle and John the Baptist.
Alternative spellings & nicknames:
Variants: Seán, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shayne
Similar names in other languages & name days:
Ireland
5th December: Seanán (similar, unrelated to Sean)
USA
24th June: Sean, Shane
23rd June: Shaun, Shayne, Shawn
Equivalents of Sean:
Austria
26th June: Johann
Bulgaria
7th January: Ioan, Ivan
Czech Republic
24th June: Jan
25th June: Ivan
27th September: Jonáš
Finland:
29th March: Joona, Jouni, Joni, Jonne, Jonni
France
19th August, 23rd October, 27th December: Jean
Germany
19th August: Johann
2nd December: Jan
28th December: John
Greece
7th January: John
Hungary
24th June: Iván
Italy
8th October: Ivano
Poland
10th, 17th, 23rd, 31st January; 4th, 5th, 8th, February; 5th, 8th, 17th, 27th, 28th, 30th March; 13th April; 6th, 10th, 12th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 27th May; 12th, 16th, 24th, 26th June; 9th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 29th August; 3rd, 11th, 28th September; 1st, 9th, 23rd October; 13th, 24th, 26th November; 27th December: Jan
21st November: Janusz
12th April: Iwan
Spain
31st January: Juan Bosco
26th November: Juan de Berchmans
9th December: Juan Diego
23rd December: Juan de Kety
5th March: Juan José de la Cruz
8th March: Juan de Dios
7th April: Juan Bautista
24th June: Juan
Sweden
29th March: Jonas
26th June: Jaunius
USA
24th June: John, Johan
Famous people named Sean:
Sean Astin (1971-) - American actor
Sean Bean (1959-) - English actor
Sean Berdy (1993-) - American actor
Sean Combs (1969-) - American rapper
Sean Connery (1930) - Scottish actor
Sean Faris (1982-) - American actor
Sean Flynn (1989-) - American actor
Sean Lee (1986-) - American football player
Sean Lowe (1983-) - American reality show star
Sean Murray (1977-) - American actor
Sean O’Pry (1989-) - American model
Sean Paul (1973-) - Jamaican rapper
Sean Penn (1960-) - American actor
Sean Taylor (1983-) - American football player
Sean Van Der Wilt (1980-) - American pop singer
Fun facts:
Popularity (2015)
USA: 211th
England and Wales: 284th
Ireland: 5th
Northern Ireland: 40th
Scotland: 89th (2013)
Lucky colors: blue, black
Lucky stone: Spinel
Ruling planet: Uranus
Characteristics: outgoing, popular, friendly, sociable, cheerful