Name

Name SEÁN

Between 1909 and 2022 there were 1,435 births of Seán in the countries below, which represents an average of 13 births of children bearing the first name Seán per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 245 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Seán
In Italiano

Nome Seán

Available variants : Sean , Seàn , Séan

Information about the first name Seán

The first name Seán has been assigned to:

100.00% to boys
0.00% to girls

The country where the first name Seán is the most common is:

Ireland

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Seán

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Seán : Anes, Anés, Anès, Anse, Asen, Åsne, Enas, Esan, Esna, Neas, Nesa, Neša, Saen, Sane, Sena, Senă, Séna, Sèna

Seán in Japanese ^*

Romaji	shoon
Katakana	ショーン
Hiragana	しょーん
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Seán in sign language

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Seán in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Seán

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן‎ (yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).

Alternative forms

Seaán, Seaghán (superseded)

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA(key): /ʃɑːnˠ/, /ʃɑːn̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃaːnˠ/, /ʃaːn̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Seán m (genitive Seáin)
a male given name from Old French, equivalent to English John or French Jean

Proper noun (Derived terms)

Seáinín
Seán na gealaí (“jack-o’-lantern”)
Seán Buí (“John Bull”)
Seán báite (“watered whiskey”)

Proper noun (Descendants)

→ English: Sean, Shaun, Shawn, Shon

Proper noun (Related terms)

Eoin

Popularity of the name Seán

Number of SEÁN births per year

Popularity of the name Seán

Total births of Seán by country

		Births with the first name Seán
Country		Boys Girls
	Ireland 1964 - 2022	1,351 0
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	45 0
	Germany 2000 - 2022	15 0
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	11 0
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	8 0
	Chili 2010 - 2021	2 0
	Poland 2000 - 2022	2 0
	Portugal 2014 - 2022	1 0

Popularity of the name Seán

Total births of Seán by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Seán
Country		Boys Girls
	Ireland 2022	239 0
	Switzerland 2021	4 0
	Chili 2021	2 0

Comments on the name Seán

Personalities with the first name SeánThere are 284 personalities with the first name Seán

Sean Connery (Thomas Sean Connery)

United kingdom
Screenwriter Actor Milkman Character actor Stage actor Voice actor Film producer Television actor Film actor

Sean Penn (Sean Justin Penn)

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Stage actor Voice actor Film director Film producer Director Television actor Film actor Political activist

Sean Bean (Shaun Mark Bean)

United kingdom
Actor Stage actor Voice actor Television actor Film actor

Sean Astin (Sean Patrick Duke)

United states of america
Television actor Film actor Actor Celebrity Voice actor Film director Film producer Model

Sean Paul (Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques)

Jamaica
Singer Record producer

Sean Combs (Sean John Combs)

United states of america
Actor Composer Businessperson Entrepreneur Musician Songwriter Executive producer Rapper Singer Record producer Film producer Restaurateur Fashion designer Television actor Film actor