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Seán (Ulster dialect spelling Séan) is an Irish language name. It is Irish borrowing of the Norman French Jehan (see Jean). Anglicisations of the name include Sean Shane Shayne Shaine Shan Shon Shaun and Shawn. The name Shane comes from the Ulster pronunciation of the name whereas the names Shaun Shawn or Sean come from the way it is pronounced in Munster Leinster and Connacht.