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Shane or Sean?
by Megan LC (guest)
10/28/2004, 9:46 PM
I have always been partial to the name Sean. But recently I met a man named Shane and that caught my attention. They are the same name, but which do you all like better, I can't decide?
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- anastasiascott (guest)
10/31/2004, 7:55 AM
Sean is definitely better than Shane, in my opinion. Sean is an old classic that's strong and simple. Shane sounds more modern and trendy, less timeless.
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- Miranda (Randee15)
10/29/2004, 6:13 PM
Sean, spelled Seán. Shane reminds me of "shame".a
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- hennig
10/29/2004, 12:52 PM
Sean...definetly.
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- karen
10/29/2004, 10:56 AM
Shane
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- reyanna (guest)
10/29/2004, 5:47 AM
Sean... all the way. :):)
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- ducky_feet
10/29/2004, 5:21 AM
Sean. I don't have a problem with Shane. I just prefer Sean.
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- Maya
10/29/2004, 4:27 AM
I prefer Sean. Shane makes me think of shame.
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- Ane
10/29/2004, 2:04 AM
Definitely Sean
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- Chrisell (guest)   +4
10/29/2004, 12:12 AM
I like them both, although I'd never use either because I intend to use Jean for a girl. I prefer Sean to Shane, for the same reasons as Chazda prefers them the other way around! Shane sounds a bit more "blue-collar" to me and I come from a "white-collar" family. I also just prefer the sound of Sean over that of Shane. However, I have a good friend and mentor called Shane who's just finished his PhD in archaeology so it *is* special to me.:-)
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- chazda   +3
10/29/2004, 12:49 AM
LOL..I thought white-collar girls went for blue-collar boys! :-D - chazda
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- Chrisell (guest)
10/29/2004, 1:00 AM
Hehe . . .From experience, they do - and then end up in very bitter relationships because their partner won't have intellectual conversations with them and laughs at their big words, and the girl ends up despising the guy because of it . . . ! That's pretty much the story of my parents' marriage (I have very little affinity with my dad's "blue-collar" side of the family) and of erm . . . 2 of my past relationships. No, 4, but two of those lasted less than a fortnight.
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- Anthony   +1
10/29/2004, 12:54 AM
The blue collar/white collar arguement..gets me thinking if Australia, America, Canada and England have different ideas of what are blue collar names and what are white collar names.
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- Jacks (Schuyler)
10/29/2004, 6:21 AM
So true:)
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- chazda
10/28/2004, 11:09 PM
Shane [m]Sean is ultra preppy to me, next to Shane, although I do like it.
Shane seems more earthy/blue-collar, friendly, and masculine to me, and I like it better. I'd never name my own boy Sean, but I'd consider Shane. A friend of mine named her son Shane a couple years ago. - chazda
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- Phoenix-Fan07   +1
10/28/2004, 11:00 PM
They aren't the same name. I like Shane a lot better. I mean I like Sean but I wouldn't use it. I would definately use Shane though. Every since I've listened to the singers Shane Bernard and Shane Everett, I've loved the name.
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- Chrisell (guest)
10/29/2004, 12:09 AM
What she means is . . .That they are the same name etymologically - they're both Irish versions of John. They're just pronounced differently, probably because Shane is Anglicised and Sean isn't.
:-)
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- TigerLily (guest)
10/28/2004, 10:04 PM
I like both names a lot...I like Shane a lot too. I don't know why but it's one of my favorites right now. Sean is the name of a guy I know, and he is whiny, scrawny, and conceited. But I still like the name alright I suppose.
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- Jacks (Schuyler)
10/28/2004, 9:49 PM
I've always been a fan of Sean, as the Shanes I've known have been very weak & annoying.
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