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Shane

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Shane: Irish variation of John or Sean Meaning of Shane: "God is gracious" Shane's Popularity in 2012: #248
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Shane ambled into the picture via the 1953 movie, adding a cowboy twist to its Irish essence; still used but feeling tired.

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Famous People Named Shane

Shane West, American actor
Shane Haboucha, American actor
Shane Battier, American basketball player
Shane Warne, Australian cricketer
Shane Sparks, American choreographer
Shane Victorino, American baseball player
Shane Dawson, Youtuber (ShaneDawsonTV)
Shane Harper, American actor, and singer/songwriter

Pop Culture References for the Name Shane

Shane Botwin, Nancy's son on "Weeds"

Shane Walsh, character from the comic book series "The Walking Dead" and portrayed by Jon Bernthal in the American TV series of the same name

Shane Collins, character from the fictional "Morganville Vampire" series by Rachel Caine

Nicknames & Variations for Shane

Shayne

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Shane

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Shane: Irish variation of Sean or Shannon
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As a boy's name, Shane is related more directly to the 50s movie cowboy and the Irish name Sean; for a girl, it might be a variation on Shannon, Shana, or Shawn. Another spin, used by the Eddie Murphys, is Shayne.

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Pop Culture References for the Name Shane

Shane McCutcheon, Character on The L Word
Shane Dawson, YouTuber (ShaneDawsonTV)
Shane Collins, Character in the fitional "Morganville Vampires" series by author Rachel Caine

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