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"17": "Siobhan",
"18": "Shane",
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"2": "Ivana",
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"ipa": "/ʃɔːn/"
},
{
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}
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{
"args": {
"1": "tl",
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"args": {
"1": "tl",
"2": "ga",
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},
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"name": "der"
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],
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"form": "ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔",
"tags": [
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}
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},
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"Shaun"
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"source": "w"
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"a male given name from English [in turn from Irish]"
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"ipa": "/ˈʃon/",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʃon̪]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsjon/",
"note": "no palatal assimilation"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsjon̪]",
"note": "no palatal assimilation"
},
{
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}
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}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"English terms borrowed from Irish",
"English terms derived from Hebrew",
"English terms derived from Irish",
"English terms derived from Koine Greek",
"English terms derived from Latin",
"English terms derived from Old French",
"English terms with homophones",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English unisex given names",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
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}
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"2": "fro",
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{
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"2": "la",
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{
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"name": "der"
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"12": "Shawn",
"13": "Shane",
"14": "Giovanni",
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"4": "Johan",
"5": "Johann",
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"7": "Jean",
"8": "Ian",
"9": "Evan"
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"name": "doublet"
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"12": "Joanne",
"13": "Johanna",
"14": "Juana",
"15": "Shavonne",
"16": "Sian",
"17": "Siobhan",
"18": "Shane",
"19": "Shauna",
"2": "Ivana",
"20": "Sheena",
"3": "Jana",
"4": "Jane",
"5": "Janice",
"6": "Janis",
"7": "Jean",
"8": "Jeanne",
"9": "Jen"
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"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "A variant of Sean, from Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).\nDoublet of John, Jack, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Sean, Shawn, Shane, and Giovanni as a male name.\nDoublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shauna, and Sheena as a female name.",
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},
{
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],
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{
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"1": "tl",
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},
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"1": "tl",
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},
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],
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"tags": [
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"Tagalog lemmas",
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"Tagalog terms derived from English",
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{
"ipa": "[ˈʃon̪]",
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"Standard-Tagalog"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsjon/",
"note": "no palatal assimilation"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsjon̪]",
"note": "no palatal assimilation"
},
{
"rhymes": "-on"
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{
"homophone": "Shawn"
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],
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}
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