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Updated May 24, 2023

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Beautiful

Girl name variations

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : God's grace
  • Irish : God is gracious
  • Irish : Old

How Popular Is The Name Shane

Family name origins & meanings

  • Northern Irish : shortened form of McShane, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Seáin ‘son of John’.
  • Americanized spelling of Jewish Schein or Shain.
  • Americanized spelling of German Schön (see Schoen).

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