Why is “Lean” pronounced the way it’s spelled, but “Sean” is pronounced “Shawn”?

Question

I’m over here calling people “Seen” and they’re like nah fam it’s “Shawn” and I’m like well then spell it that way bro, lol.

In: Culture

Answer 1

Seán is an Irish name, so Irish spelling rules apply. You pronounce it according to Irish rules the same way you pronounce Jean according to French and Juan according to Spanish.