Given name · also French
Siobhán
“God is gracious”
Siobhán is a form of Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Original FrenchJeanne
Meaning & origin
What it means
Siobhán is a form of Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Siobhán comes from Anglo-Norman, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Irish usage, Siobhán developed from JEHANNE.
The story
Siobhán is a form of Jane. The history of Jane gives this family its wider story. Lady Jane Grey is one of the name’s historical bearers. In fiction, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre gave it a lasting nineteenth-century association; the novel appeared in 1847.
Explained through its name family
Siobhán’s family of names
In Irish usage, Siobhán has a diminutive in Sinéad. Siobhán shares a linguistic root with Jane. In Irish usage, Siobhán has a conventional equivalent in the English form Judith.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Siobhán has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
12 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JeanneFrench
- Janecognate · English
- Joanequivalent
- Judithsee also · English
- JuanaSpanish
- Siobhanderivative · English
- Johanaequivalent
- Joanneequivalent
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People named Siobhán
- Siobhán HaugheyHong Kong female swimmerborn 1997
- Siobhan FaheyIrish singer; known from Banarama and Shakespears Sisterborn 1958
- Siobhán DonaghyBritish singerborn 1984
- Siobhan FinneranBritish actressborn 1966
- Siobhán McKennaIrish actress (1922–1986)
- Siobhán CullenIrish actressborn 1990
- Siobhán McSweeneyIrish actress and television presenterborn 1979
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