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Shann
How to Pronounce Shann
Pronounced SHAN /ΛΚΓ¦n/Medium
Meaning: Shann is a trimmed form of Shawn, Shannon, or Shanna, all tracing back to the Irish Sean, itself the Irish form of John meaning God is gracious; it reads as a short, modern clip of that family.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Shann belonged to the Shawn and Shannon vogue of its era. It appears in United States records from the late nineteen-fifties and touched its modest high near nineteen-seventy-six.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at most, thinning out by the mid two-thousands. A boy named Shann at that peak would be turning fifty today. The clipped spelling reads as a short variant rather than a distinct name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shann mean?
It is a clipped form of Shawn or Shannon, from the Irish Sean meaning God is gracious.
How do you pronounce Shann?
It is said SHAN /ΛΚΓ¦n/, one syllable.
Is Shann a boy or girl name?
Shann is recorded here as a boy's name, though the Shan- family is used for both.
How popular is Shann?
It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its small peak in the nineteen-seventies.