Given name
Seáinín
“God is gracious”
Seáinín is a masculine given name. It is used in Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Seáinín is a diminutive of Seán. Seán goes back to Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān), meaning “God is gracious.”
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Where it comes from
Seáinín is a diminutive of Seán. Seán comes from Old French, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
In Irish usage, Seáinín is a diminutive of Seán.
Seáinín’s family of names
In Irish usage, Seáinín is a diminutive of Seán. In Irish usage, Seáinín has a conventional equivalent in the English form Johnny. In Irish usage, Seáinín has a conventional naming counterpart in the English form Johnny.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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