Siobhán

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Siobhán
Pronunciation Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃɪwaːn̪ˠ] or [ʃəˈvˠaːn̪ˠ]
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Hebrew יוחנן Yôḥānnān
Meaning God's grace
Region of origin Ireland
Other names
Related names Joan, Joanne, Joanna, Jane
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Siobhán (/ʃɨˈvɔːn/ shi-VAUN; Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃɪwaːn̪ˠ] or [ʃəˈvˠaːn̪ˠ]) is a feminine Irish name.

It is derived from the Anglo-Norman Jehane and Jehanne,[1][2] which were introduced into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in the Middle Ages.[2] The name is thus a cognate of the English Joan,[1][3] and ultimately derived from the Latin Ioanna and Iohanna, which are in turn from the Greek Iōanna. This Greek name is a feminine form of the Greek Iōannēs,[3] which is in turn a shortened form of the Hebrew Johanan, meaning "God is gracious".[4]

The popularity of the actress Siobhán McKenna (1923–1986) helped the resurgence of the name (without an accent) in the twentieth century.[5]

The Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Siubhan (which is usually Anglicised Judith).[4] Alternative spellings of Siobhán include: Siobhan, Siobhain, Siobhann, Siobhin, Siobhon, Siobahn, Shivon, Siavon, Siovhan, Shivaune, Shivaun, Shavon, Sioban, Siobain, Shivonne, Shvaugn, Shivaughn, Shivaughne, Shievonne, Shavaughn, Shavaughne, Shavaughan, Shavaugn, Shavaugne, Shavaun, Shavaune, Sheavaughn, Shevaun, Shevawn, Shavone, Shavonne, Chevonne, Chivonne, Chevon and Shivan, and Chivoun and Ciobhinne. [citation needed]

People

Fictional characters

  • Siobhan Kelly, a character in the Cinemax show Banshee
  • Siobhan McGorran, a character in the "Sunstorm" novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
  • Siobhan Dhillon, a character in the BBC TV series "Mistresses (UK TV series)"
  • Siobhan Sharp, "Head of Brand" for the London 2012 Olympic Games in the BBC comedy, "Twenty Twelve;" the character is a satire on jargon-filled but brainless public relations in the age of "social media."
  • Siobhan Beckett, a character in the Canadian science fiction television series "Earth: Final Conflict".
  • Siobhan Clarke, Detective Sergeant in Ian Rankin's John Rebus novels.
  • Siobhan Donovan, a character in the BBC radio series The Archers.
  • Siobhan McDougal, a supernatural-powered villain appearing in DC Comics.
  • Siobhan Martin, a character in the television series Ringer.
  • Siobhan, a vampire from the Irish Coven in Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn.
  • Siobhan, a character in Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
  • Siobhan Lamar, a character in Walker Percy's novel Lancelot[6]
  • Siobhan Von, a character in Karen McCombie's Ally's World series.
  • Siobhan, a character in the film Inside I'm Dancing
  • Siobhan, a French maid in the manga by Kaori Yuki called "Godchild"
  • Siobhan, the unseen mother of Nick and Matty Levan, from the 3rd generation of Skins
  • Siobhan Fairbrother, a character in the novel "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling
  • Siobhan O'Doul, a character on the show Castle- season 5, Ep 18 - The Wild Rover
  • Siobhan Walker, a character in C.E. Murphy's "The Walker Papers"
  • Siobhan Sadler, a character in the Space series "Orphan Black"
  • Siobhan Mailey, a character in Series 5 of the BBC's Waterloo Road. Played by Phoebe Dynevor.
  • Siobhan Ryan, one of the three daughters in the Ryan family appearing from 1978-1989 on the ABC daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 .
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ó Corráin, Donnchadh; Maguire, Fidelma, Gaelic personal names, Academy Press, p. 165, ISBN 9780906187395 .
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 .
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 .
  5. ↑ "Siobhán". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 July 2010. . The webpage cited the following book: Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. 
  6. ↑ Kimball, Jennifer H. (2007). "Lancelot by Walker Percy". horrorart.biz. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 

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