Siobhán

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Siobhán. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Siobhán, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Siobhán in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Siobhán you have here. The definition of the word Siobhán will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofSiobhán, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Siobhan

Irish

Etymology

From earlier Sibán, from Anglo-Norman Jehane or Jehanne, from Old French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, 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.

Pronunciation

This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Proper noun

Siobhán f (genitive Siobhán)

  1. a female given name

Descendants

  • → English: Siobhan, Shavonne

Mutation

Mutated forms of Siobhán
radical lenition eclipsis
Siobhán Shiobhán
after an, tSiobhán 		not applicable

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

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia