Sean is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Sean
Sean is an Anglicized variant of the Irish name Seán, which derived from the name John, which is of Hebrew origin.
Meaning of Sean
Sean means “Yahweh is gracious” (from Hebrew “yo/יֹו”, abbreviation of “yeho/יְהוֹ” = referring to the Hebrew God + “ḥanán/חָנַן” = to show favor/to be gracious).
Pronunciation of Sean
Variants of the name Sean
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- 🇦🇹 Austria: 3907 ↑ 22
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 2429 ↓ -82
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 2620 ↑↑ 291
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 3227 ↑ 64
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 2666 ↓ -36
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 4085 ↑ 55
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 3192 ↑↑ 1207
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 2626 ↑↑ 723
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 9272 ↑↑ 350
- 🇫🇷 France: 3685 ↓ -10
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 2496 ↓ -52
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 401 ↑ 47
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 9179 ↑↑ 284
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 3071 ↓ -18
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 3996 ↓ -54
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 2787 ↓↓ -206
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 4040 ↓↓ -291
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 2595 ↑ 94
- 🇺🇸 United States: 3665 ↑↑ 341
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