Shane
[ʃeɪn]Meaning
anglicized form of Seán, from Hebrew Yōḥānān, "God is gracious"
Background Story
Shane is an anglicized form of the Northern Irish pronunciation of the Irish name Seán, which descends from Old French Jehan, Latin Johannes, and ultimately Hebrew Yōḥānān, meaning "God is gracious". It came into general use in America after the release of the western movie Shane in 1953.
Variations
Sean, Shain, Shayne
Related Names
Shawn
Anglicized form of Seán, from Hebrew yōḥānān, "God is gracious"
Janek
Estonian, Polish and Czech diminutive of Jaan or Jan
Janos
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Jovan
Serbian and Macedonian form of John.
Sajan
Recorded as a given name in Indian (feminine) and Hindi (masculine)
Sasko
Czech name from Sas + -sko; also a given name (Saško) and surname (Šaško).
Senan
Anglicized form of senán
Shaun
A variant of the name John, meaning 'God is gracious'.
Sigge
A name of Scandinavian origin.
Soren
English form of søren