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siobhan

/ʃəˈvɔːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
siob-han
IPA
/ʃəˈvɔːn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Irish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Irish Siobhán, from Middle Irish 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) or יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʃəˈvɔːn/
  • British English: /ʃəˈvɔːn/

Inflected Forms

Shavaughn (alternative) Shavon (alternative) Shavonne (alternative) Shvon (alternative) Shvonne (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Sinead

Rhymes With

on gone drawn sean dawn new dawn lawn withdrawn shawn shaun pawn vaughan

Questions

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

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