[name]How[/name] do you spell [name]Shawn[/name]?
[name]Sean[/name]?
Other??
A friend of mine and I are having a debate. isay [name]Shawn[/name], he says [name]Sean[/name].
Which is more natural to you?
[name]Sean[/name]. [name]Both[/name] are names of course, but I view [name]Sean[/name] as the original.
I’ve only ever met Seans, the spelling [name]Shawn[/name] makes me think of Boy Meets World! I kind of prefer [name]Shawn[/name], because growing up I never knew how to pronounce ‘[name]Sean[/name]’.
We’re using the name for a story. (I guess I shoulda put this in the Writers Corner…)
I think [name]Shawn[/name] is easier to read, since it sounds just how it looks.
[name]Sean[/name] is what I’ve always seen.
[name]Sean[/name] looks more “correct” to me, but I have known one or two Shawns (I see [name]Shawn[/name] more often on females, actually).
I think the W looks kind of out of place, like someone’s spelling out the pronunciation. I’ve also seen [name]Shaun[/name], which looks more aesthetically pleasing to me than [name]Shawn[/name], but still seems a bit ‘made up’.
I like [name]Sean[/name] or [name]Shaun[/name].
I think [name]Shaun[/name] looks fuller to me, but [name]Sean[/name] has the history.
I know 3 people who’s name is spelt [name]Shaun[/name], 1 spelt [name]Sean[/name] and 1 spelt [name]Shawn[/name]. So for me [name]Shaun[/name] feels more correct.
I prefer [name]Shawn[/name], I remember seeing [name]Sean[/name] for the first time in [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] and I ALWAYS pronounced it as Seen, so to this day when I see [name]Sean[/name], and I can’t help but say Seen and not [name]Shawn[/name].
[name]Sean[/name] is Irish. [name]Shawn[/name] and [name]Shaun[/name] are modern phonetic inventions of the name from the 1970-80’s. I like [name]Sean[/name] the best (I’m thinking of the former [name]James[/name] [name]Bond[/name] [name]Sean[/name] [name]Connery[/name] now :)).
I think [name]Sean[/name]. I think of it as the original. I also think [name]Sean[/name] is firmly masculine, while [name]Shawn[/name] is more androgynous. I’ve known several girl Shawns.
[name]Sean[/name]. I’ve only known Seans. [name]Shaun[/name] and [name]Shawn[/name] can join [name]Keeva[/name], [name]Neve[/name], [name]Osheen[/name] and Shaymus in the ‘misspelt Irish baby names’ club.
That’s telling it like it is…couldn’t have said it better myself!
Yep, totally how I feel.
I’ve only ever met Seans, so that spelling would be my go-to if I didn’t know it. I do know someone who gave their son the middle name [name]Shaun[/name] though, after a relative who had it with that spelling.
I agree that [name]Shawn[/name] can be more androgynous and I think the original “[name]Sean[/name]” is better for a boy.
I spell it [name]Shaun[/name] since that’s how my brothers name is spelt
I prefer [name]Sean[/name] as [name]Shawn[/name] and [name]Shaun[/name] to me just look silly and made up but I suppose it’s just the spelling you are more used to seeing.
I prefer [name]Sean[/name]. It gives a different indicator of demographic, usually. What would the characters’ parents have found normal? More like [name]Sean[/name] [name]Connery[/name], or…I have no idea why the other spellings cropped up.
[name]Sean[/name]
I would assume [name]Shawn[/name] and [name]Shaun[/name] were girls