Where does “Shaun” come from?
Shaun is an English variant of Sean, from Irish Seán, Old French Jehan, Latin Iohannes, and Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, ultimately derived from Hebrew יהוה.
Ancestry of “Shaun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sean | — |
| 2 | Irish | Seán | John |
| 3 | Old Irish | sén | a sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a... |
| 4 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 5 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 6 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 7 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 8 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 9 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 10 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 11 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |