Sinéad
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
- Alternative form of Sinead.
Irish
Etymology
From Old Northern French Jeanette.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃəˈnʲeːd̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪnʲeːd̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪnʲed̪ˠ/, /ˈʃɪnʲad̪ˠ/
Proper noun
Sinéad f (genitive Sinéad)
- a female given name from Old French
Related terms
- Siobhán
Descendants
- → English: Shinead, Sinead
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Sinéad | Shinéad after an, tSinéad | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |