Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a masculine given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name Yohanan ( יוֹחָנָן), Seán (anglicized as Shaun/Shawn/Shon) and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized Shane/Shayne), rendered John in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French Jehan (see Jean) is another versio... Wikipedia