the way she spelled it "Sean" it it like SEEN? is that how you say it?
or do you say it: SHAWN?
if it's shawn, why did she spell it like seen???
2007-08-07 12:00:20 · 30 answers · asked by chapped lips 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
its shawn,. sean is the irish spelling (its gailic for John), and the traditional spelling.
2007-08-07 12:03:51 · answer #1 · answered by parental unit 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Pronounced like Shawn but Sean is just as acceptable as Shawn for spelling.
2007-08-07 12:30:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is pronounced Shawn but spelled Sean because that is the traditional Celtic spelling. Shawn is the anglicized or North Americanized version. Because for some reason we can't seem to comprehend spelling things differently from how they sound.
2007-08-07 12:25:03 · answer #3 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shawn
2007-08-07 12:10:33 · answer #4 · answered by nicole123 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"shawn" is actually spelled Sean. That is the correct spelling of the name. I really can not believe people seem shocked by this, I guess everything now must be spelled phonetically in order for people to comprehend...
2007-08-09 18:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by **0_o** 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pronounced shawn..personally i like shawn as a better spelling i think sean is an irish spelling
2007-08-07 15:47:38 · answer #6 · answered by Geena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's pronounced like Shawn and it's not weird a lot of people spell it that way.
2007-08-07 12:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by ♥s.mac.f.♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've actually seen it spelled Sean far more often than Shawn. It's Irish in origin, but it is the more prevalent spelling of the name in the US.
2007-08-07 12:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by eli_star 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's Shawn its just a different way of spelling it I have a friend that spells it like that
2007-08-07 12:05:14 · answer #9 · answered by alidan1984 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's said like Shawn. There are different ways of spelling names always will be.
2007-08-07 12:04:07 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just answered another question regarding the name Sean. I find it amusing that I said that people that didn't know how to pronounce it are morons, and two minutes later I come across this question... Let me reiterate - people that don't know how SEAN is pronounced by grade school (being generous) are idiots.... "Shawn" is an uneducated looking spelling.
2007-08-07 14:47:36 · answer #11 · answered by bookworm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋