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Old 29-08-2020, 09:54 AM #1
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I have an American cousin called Shawn and one called Connor they add an extra n
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“Shaun is the least popular spelling of the once-wildly popular name, more usually spelled Sean or Shawn.”

Wtf!! That’s the only way the name should be spelt although... that does mean it is less common and therefore unique
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“Shaun is the least popular spelling of the once-wildly popular name, more usually spelled Sean or Shawn.”

Wtf!! That’s the only way the name should be spelt although... that does mean it is less common and therefore unique
Seán is an Irish name, so that is the correct and original spelling, Shaun and Shawn are anglicized versions of it
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Seán is an Irish name, so that is the correct and original spelling, Shaun and Shawn are anglicized versions of it
So it was improved
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No it wasn't improved, it was bastardized. It's an Irish language name. Words starting with S in Irish make the sound SH makes in English. People seem to think that Irish is just Irish people speaking English badly......it's whole different language
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No it wasn't improved, it was bastardized. It's an Irish language name. Words starting with S in Irish make the sound SH makes in English. People seem to think that Irish is just Irish people speaking English badly......it's whole different language
I was only joking I’m aware it’s an Irish name
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No it wasn't improved, it was bastardized. It's an Irish language name. Words starting with S in Irish make the sound SH makes in English. People seem to think that Irish is just Irish people speaking English badly......it's whole different language
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.....is one of the most common male names in the English-speaking world. In the United States, ..... was one of the five most common given names for male babies for most of the twentieth century. Its popularity peaked during the Baby Boom (Census records 1940–1960), when it was the most popular name for baby boys. Its popularity has declined considerably over the past thirty years, but it still remains one of the twenty most common names for boys.

In Northern Ireland, the name has appeared among the 10 most popular for the last quarter of the 20th century and into the 21st. In 2013, ..... was the eighth most popular name for boys in Australia.

It seems to be very difficult to find the most popular names in total - or over the last 100 years - in the UK.
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Names get changed all the time by countries. The Gaelic version of James is Seamus, which then got turn back into Hamish.

I just found out that Thiago and Diego are versions of James also, which came from Jacob.
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I just found out that Thiago and Diego are versions of James also, which came from Jacob.


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Names get changed all the time by countries. The Gaelic version of James is Seamus, which then got turn back into Hamish.

I just found out that Thiago and Diego are versions of James also, which came from Jacob.
That's more of a translation though rather than same name with a different spelling. Like Guillermo in Spanish is William in English type thing. Seán would actually be John is English
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