Shane
Variant of John
Shane is an Irish name meaning "God is gracious," derived from Seán.
It gained wide American recognition from the 1953 Western film about a mysterious gunfighter who helps homesteaders.
The name peaked in popularity during the 1970s and 80s: Shane was the most popular boy in our class.
Mounted cattle herder
- outlawFugitive from justice
- frontierEdge of settlement
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
sheriff · horseback · cattle · prairie · duel · revolver · desperado · homestead
Accepted as fact
- forenameGiven name at birth
- babyVery young child
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- monikerInformal designation for someone
appellation · identity · masculine · popular · nickname · spelling · Shawn · variant
Celtic linguistic tradition
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- DublinIrish capital city
- EireIsland nation's native name
- HibernianOf or from Ireland
Emerald Isle · St. Patrick · Claddagh · Guinness · craic · bodhrán · Riverdance · Blarney
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- outlawFugitive from justice
- frontierEdge of settlement
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
saloon · sheriff · horseback · cattle · prairie · duel · revolver · desperado · homestead · stagecoach
given
Accepted as fact
- forenameGiven name at birth
- babyVery young child
- christeningCeremony naming a child
moniker · appellation · identity · masculine · popular · nickname · spelling · Shawn · variant · Irish-American
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
Hibernian · Emerald Isle · St. Patrick · Claddagh · Guinness · craic · bodhrán · Riverdance · Blarney · shamrock
- Walking Dead CharactersDaryl, Carol, Glenn, Maggie, Negan
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- Classic FilmsCasablanca, Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, Some Like It Hot, Vertigo
- Celtic NamesCiaran, Cormac, Fergus, Siobhan, Sinead
- gunslingersgunslinger, gunfighter, gunman, quickdraw, fast draw
- Paramount FilmsThe Godfather, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Top Gun, Grease