Given name · also Irish
Sinéad
“God is gracious”
Sinéad is a feminine given name from Irish, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in English and Irish.
Original IrishSiobhán
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sinéad goes back to Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh), meaning “God is gracious.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Sinéad comes from Irish, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Irish usage, Sinéad is a diminutive of Siobhán. In English usage, Sinéad developed from IOANNA.
Sinéad’s family of names
In Irish usage, Sinéad is a diminutive of Siobhán. In English usage, Sinéad developed from the Latin form IOANNA. Sinéad is a form of Janet.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sinéad has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
9 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jeanetteequivalent
- Janetteequivalent
- JeannetteFrench, German
- Shanaeborrowing · English
- Zsanettequivalent
- Seònaidcognate · Scottish Gaelic
- Žanetaequivalent
- Żanetaequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Sinéad
- Sinéad O'ConnorIrish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)
- Sinéad MulveyIrish singerborn 1988
- Sinéad CusackIrish stage, television and film actressborn 1948
- Sinéad BurkeIrish influencer, activist and broadcasterborn 1990
- Sinéad Keenanactress from Dublin, Irelandborn 1977
- Sinéad HarnettEnglish singer and songwriterborn 1989
- Sinead MatthewsBritish actressborn 1980
- Sinéad de Valerawife of Eamon de Valera (1878–1975)
- Sinéad LynchIrish rowerborn 1976
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