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* [[Shane West]] (b. 1978), American actor |
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* [[Shane Williams]] (b. 1977), Welsh rugby union player |
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Shane is also a name commonly used for a young, extremely violent individual. For example,"I got attacked by some Shane last week." |
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''This list is incomplete. You can help by adding people entries to it.'' |
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Revision as of 21:32, 21 December 2007
Pronunciation | SHAYN |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Meaning | "God is gracious" |
Region of origin | Northern Ireland |
Other names | |
Related names | John, Seán |
Shane is a masculine given name that comes from the Northern Irish pronunciation of the early Anglicized form of the name Seán. It has a derivation similar to the English name John. Shane means "God is gracious." Shane is rarely used as a feminine given name. It is an occasional surname. It can also be a suffix to "Mc", "Mac", or "O'" to form Anglicized Irish surname patronyms. People with the name Shane include:[1]
Given name
- Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (b. 1935), British peer
- Shane Bond (b. 1970), New Zealand cricketer
- Shane Byrne (b. 1971), Irish rugby union player
- Shane Doan (b. 1976), Canadian NHL hockey player.
- Shane Filan (b. 1979), lead singer of the Irish band Westlife
- Shane Haboucha (b. 1990), American actor famous for his appearance in the 2003 video clip "Stacy's Mom"
- Shane Horgan (b. 1978), Irish rugby union player
- Shane Kippel (b. 1986), Canadian actor who plays Gavin "Spinner" Mason on the TV show "Degrassi"
- Shane Lee (b. 1973), former Australian cricketer
- Shane Leslie (1885 - 1971), Irish-born diplomat and writer
- Shane Lynch (b. 1971), Irish singer from the band Boyzone
- Shane MacGowan (b. 1957), singer/songwriter for the Irish music group, The Pogues
- Shane Ruttle Martinez, anti-nazi activist
- Shane McKenzie (b. 1973), Australian athlete
- Shane McMahon (b. 1970), son of World Wrestling Entertainment head Vince McMahon, a current WWE executive, and occasional WWE wrestler
- Shane Niemi (b. 1978), Canadian track and field athlete
- Shane O'Neill (ca. 1530 - 1567), 16th C. Irish warrior, The O' Neill
- Shane Richie (b. 1964), British actor and TV presenter
- Shane Stant (b. 1971), the known assailant who attacked Nancy Kerrigan
- Shane Twins (b. 1967), professional wrestlers that consist of the twin brothers Mike and Todd Shane
- Shane Warne (b. 1969), Australian cricketer, known for his spin bowling, who retired from international cricket in 2007, and will retire from all cricket in 2008
- Shane Watson (b. 1981), Australian cricketer
- Shane Webcke (b. 1974), Australian rugby league footballer
- Shane West (b. 1978), American actor
- Shane Williams (b. 1977), Welsh rugby union player
Shane is also a name commonly used for a young, extremely violent individual. For example,"I got attacked by some Shane last week." This list is incomplete. You can help by adding people entries to it.
Surname
Origin | |
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Word/name | Northern Ireland |
Other names | |
Related names | McShane, MacShane, O'Shane |
- Alex Shane (b. 1979), former British wrestler
- Bob Shane (b. 1934), American folk singer and lead singer that helped found "The Kingston Trio"
- Doug Shane (b. ?), test pilot
- Paul Shane (b. 1940), English actor
References
- ^ "View Name: Shane". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-21.