Siobhan

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Siobhán is a female name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the Script error: No such module "Lang". acute accent over the 'a'), Shavawn, Shebahn, Shevaun and Shivaun.[1] A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán.[2][3]

It is derived from the Anglo-Norman Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang".[4][5] (Modern French Script error: No such module "Lang".), which were introduced into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in the Middle Ages.[5] The name first appears in the surviving Irish annals in the early fourteenth century.[6]

The name is thus a cognate of the Welsh Siân and the English Joan,[4][7] derived from the Latin Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang". (modern English Joanna, Joanne), which are in turn from the Greek Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".). This Greek name is a feminine form of the Greek Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".),[7] which is in turn a shortened form of the Hebrew Script error: No such module "Lang".[8] (<templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />יוֹחָנָן‎ Script error: No such module "Lang"., a shortened form of <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />יְהוֹחָנָן‎ Script error: No such module "Lang".), meaning 'God is gracious', and origin of the masculine name John and its cognates.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The popularity of the actress Siobhán McKenna (1923–1986) helped the resurgence of the name in the 20th century.[9]

The Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Siobhàn[10][2][11] (which is sometimes anglicised Judith).[12]

The male Irish forms of the name are Script error: No such module "Lang". and Eóin.

People

Fictional characters

  • Siobhan, one of Christopher's teachers at school in Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  • Siobhan, a female vampire appearing in the last book of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
  • Siobhan Andrews, a smart third-grader in the television series Hey Arnold!
  • Siobhan Beckett, a character from the science fiction series Earth: Final Conflict
  • Siobhan Brody, mother of Roarke's mother in J. D. Robb's In Death novels[13]
  • Siobhan Clarke, Detective Sergeant in Ian Rankin's John Rebus novels
  • Siobhan Kelly, deputy in the Cinemax series Banshee
  • Siobhan Martin, one of the twin sisters portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the short-lived drama Ringer
  • Siobhan McDougal, also known as Silver Banshee, a DC Comics supervillain
  • Siobhan Mooney, daughter of detective Jack Mooney, a character in the TV series, Death in Paradise
  • Siobhan Pattinson, one of the two main characters of the LGBT webcomic Outsiders [14]
  • Siobhan "Shiv" Roy, the daughter of patriarch Logan Roy on the HBO series Succession
  • Siobhan, Cassidy's girlfriend and character from J Kenner's Stark International trilogy. Also appears in Deepest Kiss, Hold me, Wicked Grind, Sweetest Taboo and Anchor Me.
  • Siobhan Ryan, daughter of Maeve and Johnny Ryan on the American daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1978 to 1989
  • Siobhan Sadler, also known as "Mrs. S" a foster mother to two of the main characters in the television series Orphan Black
  • Siobhan Sharpe, head of brand for the Olympic Deliverance Commission in the BBC television series Twenty Twelve
  • Shevaun Tillman, a character in James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan
  • Siobhan O'Brien, a character in Sung J. Woo's novel Skin Deep[15]
  • Siobhán O’Sullivan, a garda in Carlene O'Connor's The Irish Village Mysteries[16]
  • Siobhan Sheehan, character in HBO series Mare of Easttown
  • Siobhán, the lead character in the 2019 film, Sea Fever.
  • Siobhan Kelly, a character in Beth O'Leary's The No-Show
  • Siobhan Klaxon, a character in the 2022 stop-motion horror comedy film, Wendell & Wild
  • Siobhán Súilleabháin, a character in the 2022 comedy-drama film, The Banshees of Inisherin
  • Siobhan Corbyn, a character in the 2023 TV series "American Horror Story: Delicate"
  • Siobhan O’Malley, daughter of the barkeepers in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song O'Malley's Bar

Diminutive

Siobhán has a corresponding diminutive form, Sinéad (after French Jeannette). Examples of this name include Sinéad O'Connor.

See also

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Todd, Loreto. Celtic Names for Children. O'Brien, 2000. p.73
  2. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Template:ISBN?Template:Page?
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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