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Sean vs Sam - What's the difference?

sean | sam |

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 an adjective sam is

(etymology 1 only, spelled specifically to distinguish it from etymology 2 ).

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) ----

    sam

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • , a diminutive or shortening of Samuel'', or rarely of ''Samson .
  • .

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (Ireland, informal) The (Sam Maguire Cup) awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.

    • Derived terms

    * Silent Sam

    Anagrams

    * English unisex given names ----