Shown
Shown is an American surname that reflects an Anglicization of the German surname Schaun. A common variant is Shawn. Examples:
Read more about Shown.
Famous quotes containing the word shown:
“If human beings were shown what theyre really like, theyd either kill one another as vermin, or hang themselves.”
—Aldous Huxley (18941963)
“... there are some who, believing that all is for the best in the best of possible worlds, and that to-morrow is necessarily better than to-day, may think that if culture is a good thing we shall infallibly be found to have more of it that we had a generation since; and that if we can be shown not to have more of it, it can be shown not to be worth seeking.”
—Katharine Fullerton Gerould (18791944)
“Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 7:47.