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SEAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SHAWN [key]
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Anglicized form of SEÁN
SEÁN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: SHAWN [key]
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Irish form of JOHN
JOHN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAHN [key]
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English form of Johannes, which was the Latin form of the Greek name Ioannes, itself derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". This name owes its consistent popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered as saints. The first was John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus Christ and a victim of beheading by Herod Antipas. The second was the apostle John, also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation. The name has been borne by 23 popes, as well as kings of England, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and France. It was also borne by the poet John Milton and the philosopher John Locke.
My understanding of it was that my "father" was simply a bond fan, his favorite one being Sean Connery.
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