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masculine · English origin
Shon is an English name functioning as an anglicized spelling variant of Sean, itself the Irish form of John. John derives from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious. The name belongs to a large family of cognates spread across many languages, including Ian, Ivan, Juan, and Jean, all tracing back to the same Hebrew root. Shon remains relatively uncommon and is used primarily in English-speaking contexts as an alternative spelling of the more widespread Sean or Shawn.
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