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SeanEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
Anglicised form 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, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Shaun, Shane, and Giovanni.
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historical dictionary35 CLAIM LINKS
Bosworth–Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary — FEÓGAN
Joseph Bosworth · Thomas Northcote Toller · Christ Sean · Ondřej Tichý / 2014
author or editorAUDIT EVERY USE ↗historical dictionary26 CLAIM LINKS
An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online — feónd
Joseph Bosworth · Thomas Northcote Toller · Christ Sean · Ondřej Tichy / 2014
author or editorAUDIT EVERY USE ↗historical dictionary19 CLAIM LINKS
An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online — freónd
Joseph Bosworth · Thomas Northcote Toller · Christ Sean · Ondřej Tichy / 2014
author or editorAUDIT EVERY USE ↗historical dictionary12 CLAIM LINKS
HETE — An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
Joseph Bosworth · Thomas Northcote Toller · Christ Sean · Ondřej Tichý / 2014
author or editorAUDIT EVERY USE ↗historical dictionary7 CLAIM LINKS
Bosworth–Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary — feón, to hate
Joseph Bosworth · Thomas Northcote Toller · Christ Sean · Ondřej Tichý / 2014
author or editorAUDIT EVERY USE ↗historical dictionary6 CLAIM LINKS
An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online — freón
Joseph Bosworth · Thomas Northcote Toller · Christ Sean · Ondřej Tichy / 2014
author or editorAUDIT EVERY USE ↗historical dictionary5 CLAIM LINKS
BRÝD — An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichý / 2014
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