Shawn
[ʃɔːn]Meaning
anglicized form of Seán, from Hebrew yōḥānān, "God is gracious"
Background Story
Shawn is an anglicized form of Seán, which descends from Old French Jehan and Latin Jōhannēs, from the Hebrew name yōḥānān meaning "God is gracious". It is the most common spelling of the name in the United States and Canada, while Shaun is more typical in the United Kingdom and Australia. It is occasionally used as a feminine form, and Tagalog borrowed it from English.
Variations
Sean, Shane
Related Names
Shane
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