Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗name
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA male given name from Irish. · A female given name from Irish. · A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Anglicized form of the Northern Irish pronunciation of 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, Juan, João, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Sean, Shaun, and Giovanni as a male name. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena as a female name.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Borrowed-form mentionSeánga
- Derivation mentionJehanfro
- Derivation mentionJohannesla
- Derivation mentionיוֹחָנָןhe
- Doublet mentionJohnen
- Doublet mentionJacken
- Doublet mentionJohanen
- Doublet mentionJohannen
- Doublet mentionJohannesen
- Doublet mentionJeanen
- Doublet mentionJuanen
- Doublet mentionJoãoen
- Doublet mentionIanen
- Doublet mentionEvanen
- Doublet mentionIvanen
- Doublet mentionSeanen
- Doublet mentionShaunen
- Doublet mentionGiovannien
- Doublet mentionIvanaen
- Doublet mentionJanaen
- Doublet mentionJaneen
- Doublet mentionJaniceen
- Doublet mentionJanisen
- Doublet mentionJeanneen
- Doublet mentionJenen
- Doublet mentionJoanen
- Doublet mentionJoannaen
- Doublet mentionJoanneen
- Doublet mentionJohannaen
- Doublet mentionJuanaen
- Doublet mentionShavonneen
- Doublet mentionSianen
- Doublet mentionSiobhanen
- Doublet mentionShaunaen
- Doublet mentionSheenaen
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