Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinead

/ʃɪˈneɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
sinead
IPA
/ʃɪˈneɪd/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicization of 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. Doublet of Janet, Jeanette, Jeannette, Juanita, and Shanae.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Shinead (alternative) Sinéad (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Seonaid Shanae

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce sinead?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪˈneɪd/.
What does sinead mean?
A female given name from Irish.
Where does sinead come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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