Sean
Meaning: Its source is John, an English name meaning "God's grace."
Origin: "John."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English and Irish Gaelic.
Variant Forms: Shane
Popularity: The name Sean ranked 57th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 94th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 70th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.
This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.
Leadership
- Sean MacBride (born 1904, died 1988)
Irish patriot, statesman, diplomat, and human-rights activist. Chairman of Amnesty International, 1961-75.
- 1974 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
Miscellaneous
- Sean ''Puffy'' Combs
African-American rap musician
- 1998 gross earnings: $53.5 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
Stage and Screen
- (Thomas) Sean Connery (born 1930)
Scottish actor and producer.
- 1987 Academy Award winner for his performance in The Untouchables (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- 1999 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- Starred in seven James Bond films, from 1962''s Dr. No to 1983''s Never Say Never Again (see list of Actors who Have Portrayed James Bond)
- Sean P. Hayes
American actor
- Starred in Will and Grace (TV), Billy''s Hollywood Screen Kiss (see list of see Hollywood Freshmen)
- Sean Kanan (born 1966)
American actor.
- Actor on soap opera ''''General Hospital'''' (see list of Performers on ''General Hospital'')
- Sean Penn (born 1960)
American actor, director, producer, and writer.
- Winner of the 1997 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award, for She''s So Lovely (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
- Sean Reardon
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Characters on ''Guiding Light'')
The Literary World
- Sean O'Casey (born 1880, died 1964)
Irish playwright.
- Wrote Juno and the Paycock (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Sean the pawn
- Roe Boat
- Spawn
- Seanny-boy
- Sean Brawn
- Sean the Ding Dong
- Shorn
- Seanny
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Sean, Sean the leprechan
Sean, Sean the leprechaun
The leprechaun, The leprechaun
Sean, Sean the leprechaun is here!!
Meaning: Its source is John, an English name meaning "God's grace."
Origin: "John."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English.
Popularity: The name Sean ranked 2556th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative: Though traditionally given to males, this name has recently become popular for girls.
It originated as an Irish Gaelic form of the male English name John. John itself was derived from the Hebrew Yochanan, filtered through translations both Greek (Ioannes) and Latin (Iohannes).
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