Sinéad

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See also: Sinead

English

Etymology

From Irish Sinéad, from Old Northern French Jeanette, from Middle French Jehanne + -ette, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally God is gracious), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.

Proper noun

Sinéad

  1. Alternative form of Sinead.

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Old Northern French Jeanette (compare Scottish Gaelic Seònaid).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sinéad f (genitive Sinéad)

  1. a female given name from Old French

Descendants

  • English: Shinead, Sinead

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sinéad
radical lenition eclipsis
Sinéad Shinéad
after an, tSinéad
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.