Seán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sean"

Irish

Alternative forms

Seaán, Seaghán (superseded)

Etymology

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

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

Declension

Declension of Seán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	Seán
Vocative	a Sheáin
Genitive	Seáin
Dative	Seán

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Seán
Genitive	an tSeáin
Dative	leis an Seán don Seán

Derived terms

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

Related terms

Eoin

Descendants

→ English: Sean, Shaun, Shawn, Shon

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Seán	Sheán after an, tSeán	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Seán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 33

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