Shane

Shane \(s)ha-ne, sh-ane\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Shane is sometimes used as a girl name name variations. Its pronunciation is -SHey-N ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Shane: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Shane?

Shane is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Hebrew and Irish Gaelic. The name is Anglicized from Seán, representing a Northern Irish pronunciation of the Gaelic name. It was first adopted in America after the release of the popular western film Shane (1953) based on the novel (1949) of the same name. In addition, Shane is a variant (English and Irish) of the name John meaning and origin (English and Hebrew). Shane is also a variant (English) of the name name Sean meaning (English and Irish). Shane is also a variant of the name Shanahan meaning (English). name Seaghan meaning, what does the name Shaen mean, Shaene pronounciation, baby name Shain, Shaine meaning and origin, name Shan, baby name Shayn, and name Shayne origin (English) are variants of Shane. See also the related form, name Shannon origin (English). Shane is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1950s up to the 1970s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1973, 0.354% of baby boys were given the name Shane. It ranked at #54 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.091% and its ranking #200. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Shane, John meaning was the most widely used. In 2010, it was used 6 times more than Shane. Shane has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century. In 1974, the name Shane was given to 35 times as many baby boys than girls.

A famous person named Shane is Shane West, Actor, born Shannon Bruce Snaith, 10 June 1978, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

List of baby names Shane:

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The baby name Shane fun facts:

The name Shane in reverse order is "Enahs".

The numerological value of the name Shane is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Shane?

Shane is in the top names in USA.