Shaun, Sean, or Shawn? (for a girl)

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Shaun, Sean, or Shawn? (for a girl)
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Fri, 07-14-2006 - 1:09pm

Shaun, Sean, or Shawn? (for a girl)



  • Shaun
  • Sean
  • Shawn


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iVillage Member
Registered: 06-09-2006
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 1:49pm

It's an Irish name, so go with the Irish spelling Sean.

However, I'm not a fan of Sean for a girl.
Meredith

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Registered: 04-28-2003
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 4:11pm
I love Sean on a boy, for a girl I don't like any of them.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-09-2005
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 4:19pm
Ugh! None....

                             
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-13-2005
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 4:21pm
ditto on the other posters. I can not vote on any of these for a girl.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-14-2005
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 4:33pm

I absolutely prefer Sean, whether it is for a boy or a girl. This is a common Irish name, there is no reason to use a phonetic spelling. Phonetic spellings of gaelic names is one of my absolute biggest pet peeves. Sean is so pretty, Shawn and Shaun look awful to me.


Also, keep in mind, regardless of how you spell this name, people are going to assume she is a boy. Unlike most people on this board, I am not opposed to using boys names for girls. I think Sean is a great name and have no negative feelings about using it for a girl. However, be aware of the fact that she's going to have to deal all her life with that assumption. With that in mind, do you ALSO want her to have to deal with constantly correcting the spelling? People will assume that it is spelled Sean -- that is the correct AND the popular spelling. So when people hear it, they will think "Sean" and they will think "boy". Your daughter is already going to have to correct one of those assumptions, do you really want her to have the added annoyance of correcting the spelling also?




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iVillage Member
Registered: 06-14-2003
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 5:12pm
For a girl? "None of the above". I realize you're not asking us for our opinions on whether we like this name for a girl but I just can't imagine ANY of those on a girl. How about making it a girl name by naming her Shawna or something like that?
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Registered: 10-20-2005
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 5:22pm
Shawn, Shaun, and Sean has been used for years as a girls name. Here are even a few notable celebrity females with the name, both Journalists and Actresses and Musicians(Shawn Colvin, Shaun Robinson, Sean Young, and Shawn Yancy).
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-14-2003
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 5:27pm
Still doesn't sound feminine! And I'd have thought all of those were men!
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Registered: 04-22-2006
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 5:54pm
I couldn't vote, because this is just NMS for a girl, (or a boy for that matter), sorry. Maybe as a nn for Shauna or Shawna.

 

 

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Registered: 04-13-2006
Fri, 07-14-2006 - 6:45pm
I can't see this on a girl at all. I do know a Shawn and she hated her name. I just think there are certain names that are definately masculine and this is one of those. Sorry.

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