Siobhán

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

IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊwaːn̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Siobhán f (genitive Siobhán)

a female given name

Related terms

Seán (male equivalent)
Sinéad

Descendants

→ English: Siobhan, Shavonne

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Siobhán	Shiobhán after an, tSiobhán	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.