# Shawn

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃɔːn/ · frequency rank #9,536

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of Shaun, a unisex given name.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **show** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-show)
- **span** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-span)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-stan)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-swan)
- **shin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-shin)
- **Shen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-shen)
- **shun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-shun)
- **shay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-shay)
- **sown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-sown)
- **sian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-sian)
- **slaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-slaw)
- **shows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-shows)
- **shown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-shown)
- **Spain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-spain)
- **stain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-stain)
- **slain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-slain)
- **spawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-spawn)
- **sheen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-sheen)
- **Swann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-swann)
- **swain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shawn-vs-swain)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hsawn`, `sahwn`, `shanw`, `shawnn`, `shawwn`, `shhawn`, `shwan`, `sshawn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shawn