Pronunciation | Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃɪwaːn̪ˠ] or [ʃəˈvˠaːn̪ˠ] |
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Gender | Female |
Word/name | Hebrew יוחנן Yôḥānnān |
Meaning | God's grace |
Region of origin | Ireland |
Related names | Joan, Joanne, Joanna, Jane, Sinéad |
Siobhan (English: /ʃᵻˈvɔːn/ shi-VAWN) is a female given name of Irish origin. Its spelling in the Irish language is Siobhán (Irish pronunciation: [ʃəˈvˠaːn̪ˠ] or [ˈʃɪwaːn̪ˠ]), while he most common anglicisations are Shevaun and Shivaun.
It is derived from the Anglo-Norman Jehane and Jehanne (Modern French Jeanne) which were introduced into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in the Middle Ages.
The name is thus a cognate of the English Joan, derived from the Latin Ioanna and Iohanna (modern English Joanna, Joanne), which are in turn from the Greek Iōanna. This Greek name is a feminine form of the Greek Iōannēs, which is in turn a shortened form of the Hebrew Johanan (יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānān, a shortened form of יְהוֹחָנָן Yəhôḥānān), meaning 'God is gracious', and origin of the masculine name John and its cognates.