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Siobhan

UK/ʃəˈvɔːn/

Siobhan proper noun: a female given name from Irish.

Proper noun

Siobhan

  1. A female given name from Irish.
    • I think
      about biblical names, Tamara, Michaela,
      Mira, Shoshana, and Celtic names I can
      barely pronounce, Siobhan tangling
      between teeth and tongue.2002, Dave Margoshes, “Faith, Hope, Charity”, in Purity of Absence, Dundurn Press Ltd., →ISBN, page 106

Forms of Siobhan

alternative formShavaughn
alternative formShavon
alternative formShavonne
alternative formShvon
alternative formShvonne

Origin of Siobhan

Anglicized spelling of Irish Siobhán, from Middle Irish 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) or יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Words that rhyme with Siobhan

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Questions about Siobhan

What does Siobhan mean?
Siobhan means a female given name from Irish.
What part of speech is Siobhan?
Siobhan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Siobhan?
Siobhan is pronounced /ʃəˈvɔːn/ (UK).

Words near Siobhan in the dictionary

  1. Sinyangwe
  2. Sinyard
  3. Sinyards
  4. Sinéad
  5. SIO
  6. Siobhan
  7. Siocon
  8. siogoon
  9. siogoons
  10. siol
  11. siomai

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