In fact Sean is the proper form of the name

Apr 15, 2014
3:05:13pm

PolarisPrime

and it means John in English. Shawn is a bastardization of the name so that illiterate English men could write how it sounds (OK, that's a little hyperbole . I used to think the same thing until I learned the history of the name.

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PolarisPrime

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Sean had got to be the dumbest spelling for Shawn in the world

srey

4/15/14 2:42pm

How do you feel about Shonn?

JackStack

4/15/14 2:43pm

RE: Sean had got to be the dumbest spelling for Shawn in the world

Fatalplacebo

4/15/14 2:43pm

I've never met a man named Sean that I respected. Ever.

riboflavin

4/15/14 2:44pm

What about Sean Bean?

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 2:59pm

And Rudy (Sean Austin)

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:01pm

hate

riboflavin

4/15/14 3:02pm

Fair Enough

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:06pm

never heard of, but hate.

riboflavin

4/15/14 3:02pm

Sean Bean ?

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:07pm

that guy killed my aunt. hate him.

riboflavin

4/15/14 3:11pm

Your aunt was an orc named Ugluk?

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:13pm

How about Sean Young?

ByuMba90

4/15/14 3:21pm

Not a man but definately worthy of respect.

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:30pm

Really?

TXSmith

4/15/14 2:45pm

those are most phonetic. sean?!

fattycoug

4/15/14 2:58pm

well at least they have English roots, not Celtic for John...right?

TXSmith

4/15/14 3:01pm

Chone?

JOPE

4/15/14 2:54pm

Not if you say it with an Irish accent.

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 2:58pm

In fact Sean is the proper form of the name

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:05pm

Correctomundo! Sean is the best spelling.

RocketCoug

4/15/14 3:14pm

I agree! I remember getting a BDay invite when I was a kid...

CougarBacker

4/15/14 2:58pm

"Shorn" - from Wallace and Grommit.

refunder

4/15/14 3:04pm

I suppose you wouldn't like the Irish "Iain" either for Ian.

refunder

4/15/14 3:04pm

Or the Meechigan "Ann" for Ian. As in "Ian Arrberr" where U of M play

refunder

4/15/14 3:06pm

With an Irish Accent that would sound cool

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:14pm

or sexy depending on the Irish person

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:15pm

Tioueauxn

Yakov

4/15/14 3:05pm

Its not as bad as pronouncing the X for X names

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:11pm

Yeah, like people that use "to" instead of "too"

JOPE

4/15/14 3:16pm

I know. I hate those people.

PolarisPrime

4/15/14 3:27pm

Is that you Trebek?!

BYUFBDAD

4/15/14 3:18pm

It's a Gealic spelling that doesn't translate phonetically to English. But they

Buton777

4/15/14 3:39pm

homophone!

BYUFBDAD

4/15/14 3:48pm

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