Shawn

== English == === Etymology === A variant of Sean, from Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Jōhannēs, variant of Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, yokhanán, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Evan, Giovanni, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jean, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Juan, Sean, Shane, and Shaun as a male name. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena as a female name. === Pronunciation === enPR: shôn (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃɔːn/ (Standard Southern British, Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ʃoːn/ (US) (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ʃɔn/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ʃɑn/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ʃɔn/ Rhymes: -ɔːn Homophones: Sean, Shaun; shorn (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger); Sian (female given name, cot–caught merger, father-bother merger) === Proper noun === Shawn (chiefly US) Alternative form of Shaun, a unisex given name. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Hawns, hwans == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Shawn, from English Sean, in turn from Irish Seán. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʃon/ [ˈʃon̪] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈsjon/ [ˈsjon̪] Rhymes: -on Homophone: Shaun === Proper noun === Shawn (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔) a male given name from English [in turn from Irish]