Shane

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[edit] Origin

• Northern Irish: shortened form of McShane, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Seáin ‘son of John’.^[1]
• Americanized spelling of Jewish Schein or Shain.^[2]
• Americanized spelling of German Schön (see Schoen).^[3]

[edit] References

1. ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
2. ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
3. ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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