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Sean vs Iain - What's the difference?

sean | iain |

As a noun sean

is sign, omen.

As a verb sean

is to mark with a sign, to bless or sean can be to deny:.

As a proper noun iain is

; the scottish gaelic equivalent of john.

sean

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • * 1874 , Edmund William Hunt Holdsworth, Deep-sea fishing and fishing boats (page 157)
    • Seaning is conducted on a large scale at St. Ives for the capture of pilchards
    (Webster 1913) ----

    iain

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Ian

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • ; the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of John.

    • Anagrams

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