Sean, Psychopimpc
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Monday 20 January 2014
The Norman French Jean
Sean is an
Irish Language name. It is Irish borrowing of the Norman French Jean.
Anglicisations of the name comprise Sean, Shane, Shayne, Shan, Shon, Shaine and
Shawn. The name Shane comes from the Ulster pronunciation of the name, while
the names Shaun, Shawn or Sean come from the way it is prominent in Munster,
Leinster and Connacht.
In 1066, the
Norman duke, William the Conqueror overpowered England, where the Norman French
name Jehan/Johan came to be.
In 1066, the
Norman duke, William the Conqueror conquered England, where the Norman French
name Jehan / Johan (pronounced [dʒɛˈan]) came to be
pronounced Jean, and spelled John. The Norman from the Welsh Marches, with the
Norman King of England's mandate conquered Ireland in the 1170s. The Irish
nobility was put back by Norman nobles, some of whom bore the Norman French
name Johan or the Anglicised name John. The Irish adapted the name to their own
pronunciation and spelling, producing the name Seán.
Sean is usually
pronounced Shawn (Seán), but in the northern parts of Ireland, it is said
"Shan", "Shen" or "Shayn", thus leading to the
variant Shane.
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Sean meaning and name origin
Sean \sean\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Sean),
is pronounced shon. It is of Irish and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Sean
is "God is gracious". Variant of John, from French Jean. Spread
outside of Ireland only in the 20th century. Occasionally used in hyphenated
names. Heavily influenced by actors Sean Connery and Sean Penn. Basketball
player Shawn Kemp; actors Sean Hayes, Sean Astin, Sean Bean; musician and
entrepreneur Sean "P. Diddy" Combs.
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Seán
Seán or Séan is an Irish language name. It is the Irish equivalent of the French Jean. Anglicisations of the name include Sean (pronounced Shane or Shan without a fada), Shane, Shayne, Shaine, Shan, Shon, Shaun, and Shawn. The name Shane comes from the Ulster pronunciation of the name, whereas the names Shaun, Shawn, or Sean come from the way it is pronounced in Munster, Leinster, and Connacht.
Thursday 18 August 2011
Alloxylon
Alloxylon is a genus of five species in the Proteaceae family of mainly small to medium-sized trees. They are native to the eastern coast of Australia, with one species, A. brachycarpum found in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. The genus is a relatively new creation, being split off from Oreocallis. The name is derived from Classical Greek allo- "other" or "strange" and xylon or "wood" due to their unusual cell architecture compared with the related genera Telopea and Oreocallis. In Australia, they are known as tree waratahs due to similarities in the inflorescences between them and the closely-related Telopea.
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