Siobhan
יוחנן Yôḥānnān
Siobhán is a female name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the Síneadh fada acute accent over the 'a'), Shavawn, Shevaun and Shivaun.[1] A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán.[2][3]
It is derived from the Anglo-Norman Jehane and Jehanne[4][5] (Modern French Jeanne), 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 Ioanna and Iohanna (modern English Joanna, Joanne), which are in turn from the Greek Iōanna (Ἰωάννα). This Greek name is a feminine form of the Greek Iōannēs (Ἰωάννης),[7] which is in turn a shortened form of the Hebrew Johanan[8] (יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānān, a shortened form of יְהוֹחָנָן Yəhôḥānān), meaning 'God is gracious', and origin of the masculine name John and its cognates.[citation needed]
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 Seán and Eóin.
People
- Siobhan Baillie (born 1981), British politician
- Siobhan Benita (born 1971), British politician and former civil servant
- Siobhan Brooks, American sociologist
- Siobhan Byrne (born 1984), German-born Irish sabre fencer
- Siobhan Chamberlain (born 1983), British footballer
- Shivaune Christina, Australian former model and Miss Earth Australia 2003
- Siobhán Cleary, Irish composer
- Siobhán Coady, Canadian politician and businesswoman
- Siobhán Creaton, Irish journalist
- Siobhán Cullen, Irish actress
- Siobhan Davies, English choreographer
- Siobhan de Maré, singer-songwriter
- Siobhan Dillon, English singer
- Siobhán Donaghy, English singer and original/current member of the Sugababes
- Siobhan Dowd, English writer
- Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer who was a member of Bananarama and Shakespears Sister
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan, American actress
- Siobhan Finneran, English actress
- Siobhán Haughey, Irish-Hong Kong swimmer and Olympic silver medalists
- Siobhan Hayes, British actress
- Siobhán Hapaska, Irish sculptor
- Siobhan Healy (born 1976), Scottish artist
- Siobhán Hoey, Irish sportswoman
- Siobhan Hunter, Scottish footballer
- Siobhán Killeen, Irish footballer
- Siobhan Leachman, New Zealand citizen scientist
- Siobhan MacGowan, Anglo-Irish singer
- Siobhan Magnus, American contestant on American Idol, Season 9.
- Siobhan Maher Kennedy, singer
- Siobhan Marshall, New Zealand actress
- Siobhán McCarthy, Irish actress of musical theater
- Siobhain McDonagh (born 1960), British Labour Party MP
- Siobhan McGarry, Northern Irish television presenter
- Siobhán McHugh, Irish-Australian author, podcaster and documentary-maker
- Siobhán McKenna, Irish, Tony Award-winning actress
- Siobhán McSweeney, Irish actress
- Siobhan Miller, Scottish folk singer
- Shevaun Mizrahi, Turkish-American documentary filmmaker
- Siobhán O'Brien, Irish singer-songwriter
- Siobhán O'Hanlon, Irish activist
- Siobhan O'Sullivan, Australian political scientist and political theorist
- Siobhán Parkinson, Irish author of several children's books, including Kathleen: The Celtic Knot
- Siobhan Paton, Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Siobhan Reddy, British video game executive
- Siobhan Redmond, Scottish actress
- Siobhan Roberts, Canadian science journalist
- Siobhan Thompson, CollegeHumor writer, comedian
- Siobhan Wescott, Alaskan Athabaskan educator
- Siobhan Williams, Canadian actress
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 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"
Diminutive
Siobhán has a corresponding diminutive form, Sinéad (after French Jeannette). Examples of this name include the late Sinéad O'Connor.
See also
- List of Irish-language given names
- Sinéad, an Irish name from French Jeannette
References
- ^ Todd, Loreto. Celtic Names for Children. O'Brien, 2000. p.73
- ^ a b "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Siobhán". medievalscotland.org.
- ^ "SIUBHÁN – Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 356, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ a b Ó Corráin, Donnchadh; Maguire, Fidelma (1981), Gaelic personal names, Academy Press, p. 165, ISBN 9780906187395
- ^ "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Feminine Given Names 1201 - 1600". medievalscotland.org.
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 144, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 146, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. [ISBN missing][page needed]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 409, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ "Scottish First Names: Gaelic Women's Names". namenerds.com.
- ^ "Siobhàn". Library Ireland.
- ^ "J.D. Robb". Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. [dead link]
- ^ MacVeigh, Ruairidh (8 June 2018). "Outsiders". SmackJeeves.com.
- ^ "Skin Deep". www.polisbooks.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Murder in an Irish Village – Carlene O'Connor".
External links
- Index of Names in Irish Annals: Siobhán
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