Meanings
plural Shanes
- A male given name from Irish.
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Back in ancient Hollywood history, there was an extremely well-known movie titled Shane. It was a classic western in which the late Alan Ladd played the title role. The most famous scene is the last one in the film, when Shane is riding off into the sunset and the little kid is chasing after him yelling, "Shane, come back, Shane!"
2010, L.L.Steinmetz - W.T.Brooks, How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitor, John Wiley&Sons, →ISBN - rareA female given name from Irish.
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Origin
- Hebrewיוֹחָנָן
- Koine GreekἸωάννης
- LatinJohannes
- Old FrenchJehan
- IrishSeán
- EnglishShane
Anglicized form of the Northern Irish pronunciation of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of John, Jack, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Juan, João, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Sean, Shaun, and Giovanni as a male name. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena as a female name.
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Shane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shane
“Shane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shane. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shane.
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