Deshawn

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proper noun

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

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Meanings

Deshawn1

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of DeShawn.

DeShawn2

proper noun

alternative Dashawn · alternative Da'Shawn · alternative Deshaun · alternative DeShaun · alternative Deshawn

  1. A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

Origin

De- + Shawn. African-American coinage with the prefix De as in DeAndre, DeAngelo, and other names popular in the 1990s + Shawn.

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Cite this entry
APA

Deshawn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deshawn

MLA

“Deshawn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deshawn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deshawn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deshawn.

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