Shown

Shown

Shown is an American surname that reflects an Anglicization of the German surname Schaun. A common variant is Shawn. Examples:

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    And after they have shown their pride
    Like you a while, they glide
    Into the grave.
    Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

    Corporate America will likely be motivated to support child care when it can be shown to have positive effects on that which management is concerned about—recruitment, retention and productivity. Indeed, employers relate to child care as a way to provide growth fostering environments for young managers.
    Dana E. Friedman (20th century)

    For sometimes it is shown to me in dreams
    The Eden that all wish to recreate
    Out of their living, from their favourite times;
    The miraculous play where all their dead take part,
    Once more articulate....
    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)