Siobhan McHugh

Siobhán is a female given name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the acute accent over the 'a'), Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán.

It is derived from the Anglo-Norman and .. (Modern French ), which were introduced into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in the Middle Ages. The name first appears in the surviving Irish annals in the early fourteenth century.

The name is thus a cognate of the Welsh ''Siân'' and the English ''Joan'', derived from the Latin and (modern English ''Joanna'', ''Joanne''), which are in turn from the Greek (). This Greek name is a feminine form of the Greek (), which is in turn a shortened form of the Hebrew

The popularity of the actress Siobhán McKenna (1923–1986) helped the resurgence of the name in the 20th century.. The webpage cited the following book:

The Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Siobhàn,. (which is sometimes anglicised '' Judith'').

The male Irish forms of the name are and ''Eóin''.

People

* Siobhan Baillie (born 1981), British politician
*Siobhan Benita (born 1971), British politician and former civil servant
*Siobhan Brooks, American sociologist
*Siobhan Byrne (born 1984), German-born Irish sabre fencer
* Siobhan Chamberlain (born 1983), British footballer
* Shivaune Christina, Australian former model and Miss Earth Australia 2003
* Siobhán Cleary, Irish composer
* Siobhán Coady, Canadian politician and businesswoman
* Siobhán Creaton, Irish journalist
* Siobhan Davies, English choreographer
* Siobhan de Maré, singer-songwriter
* Siobhan Dillon, English singer
* Siobhán Donaghy, Irish singer formerly of the Sugababes
* Siobhan Dowd, English writer
* Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer who was a member of Bananarama and Shakespears Sister
* Siobhan Fallon Hogan, American actress
* Siobhan Finneran, English actress
* Siobhan Haughey, Irish-Hong Kong Olympic swimmer
* Siobhan Hayes, British actress
* Siobhán Hapaska, Irish sculptor
* Siobhan Healy (born 1976), Scottish artist
* Siobhán Hoey, Irish sportswoman
* Siobhan Hunter, Scottish footballer
* Siobhan Karam, Canadian ice dancer
* Siobhán Killeen, Irish footballer
* Siobhan Leachman, New Zealand citizen scientist
* Siobhan MacGowan, Anglo-Irish singer
* Siobhan Magnus, American contestant on American Idol, Season 9.
* Siobhan Maher Kennedy, singer
* Siobhan Marshall, New Zealand actress
* Siobhán McCarthy, Irish actress of musical theater
* Siobhan McColl, South African figure skater
* Siobhain McDonagh (born 1960), British Labour Party MP
* Siobhan McGarry, Northern Irish television presenter
* Siobhán McHugh, Irish-Australian author, podcaster and documentary-maker
* Siobhán McKenna, Irish, Tony Award-winning actress
* Siobhán McSweeney, Irish actress
* Siobhan Miller, Scottish folk singer
* Shevaun Mizrahi, Turkish-American documentary filmmaker
* Siobhán O'Brien, Irish singer-songwriter
* Siobhán O'Hanlon, Irish activist
* Siobhán Parkinson, Irish author of several children's books, including ''Kathleen: The Celtic Knot''
* Siobhan Paton, Australian Paralympic swimmer
* Siobhan Reddy, British video game executive
* Siobhan Redmond, Scottish actress
* Siobhan Roberts, Canadian science journalist
* Siobhan Thompson, CollegeHumor writer
* Siobhan Wescott, Alaskan Athabaskan educator
* Siobhan Williams, Canadian actress

Fictional characters

* Siobhan, one of Christopher's teachers at school in Mark Haddon's '' The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time''
* Siobhan, a female vampire appearing in the last book of '' Twilight'' by Stephenie Meyer
* Siobhan Andrews, a smart third-grader in the television series '' Hey Arnold!''
* Siobhan Beckett, a character from the science fiction series '' Earth: Final Conflict''
* Siobhan Brody, mother of Roarke's mother in J. D. Robb's '' In Death'' novels
* Siobhan Clarke, Detective Sergeant in Ian Rankin's ''John Rebus'' novels
* Siobhan Kelly, deputy in the Cinemax series '' Banshee''
* Siobhan Martin, one of the twin sisters portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the short-lived drama ''Ringer''
* Siobhan McDougal, also known as Silver Banshee, a DC Comics supervillain
* Siobhan Pattinson, one of the two main characters of the LGBT webcomic ''Outsiders''
* Siobhan "Shiv" Roy, the daughter of patriarch Logan Roy on the HBO series ''Succession''
*Siobhan, Cassidy's girlfriend and character from J Kenner's Stark International trilogy. Also appears in Deepest kiss, Hold me, Wicked Grind, Sweetest Taboo and Anchor me.
* Siobhan Ryan, daughter of Maeve and Johnny Ryan on the American daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' from 1978 to 1989
* Siobhan Sadler, also known as "Mrs. S" a foster mother to two of the main characters in the television series '' Orphan Black''
* Siobhan Sharpe, head of brand for the Olympic Deliverance Commission in the BBC television series '' Twenty Twelve''
* Shevaun Tillman, a character in James Clavell's novel '' Tai-Pan''
* Siobhan O'Brien, a character in Sung J. Woo's novel ''Skin Deep''
*Siobhan Sheehan, character in HBO series “ Mare of Easttown”
*Siobhán, the lead character in the 2019 film, Sea Fever.
*Siobhan Kelly, a character in Beth O'Leary's "The No-Show"
*Siobhan Klaxon, a character in the 2022 stop-motion horror comedy film, Wendell & Wild

Diminutive

Siobhán has a corresponding diminutive form, (after French ). Examples of this name include singer Sinéad O'Connor.

References

External links

Index of Names in Irish Annals: Siobhán

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Irish-language feminine given names
English-language feminine given names