Shane - name meaning, origin

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The boy's name Shane \

, also used as girl's name Shane, is pronounced shayn. Variant of Sean (Irish), from John (Hebrew) "God's grace". Popular in the 1950s and 1960s due to the film "Shane". See also Shawn. Screenwriter Shane Black.

Shane has 3 variant forms: Shaine, Shayn and Shayne.

Baby names that sound like Shane are Chane, Shan, Shann and Shani.

Shane is a very common first name for men (#190 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#6381 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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