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 Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 * Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature * Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 10 ...

and .. (Modern French ), which were introduced into Ireland by the

Anglo-Normans The Anglo-Normans ( nrf, Anglo-Normaunds, ang, Engel-Norðmandisca) were the medieval ruling class in England, composed mainly of a combination of ethnic Normans, French, Anglo-Saxons, Flemings and Bretons, following the Norman conquest. A sm ...

in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

. The name first appears in the surviving

Irish annals A number of Irish annals, of which the earliest was the Chronicle of Ireland, were compiled up to and shortly after the end of the 17th century. Annals were originally a means by which monks determined the yearly chronology of feast days. Over t ...

in the early fourteenth century. The name is thus a

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...

of the

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

''Siân'' and the

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...

'', derived from the

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and (modern English ''Joanna'', ''Joanne''), which are in turn from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

(). This Greek name is a feminine form of the Greek (), which is in turn a shortened form of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

The popularity of the actress

Siobhán McKenna Siobhán McKenna (; 24 May 1922 – 16 November 1986) was an Irish stage and screen actress. Background She was born Siobhán Giollamhuire Nic Cionnaith in Belfast in the newly-created Northern Ireland into a Catholic and nationalist family. ...

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

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

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

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

forms of the name are and ''Eóin''.

People

Siobhan Baillie Siobhan Kathleen Baillie (born 28 August 1981) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Stroud (UK Parliament constituency), Stroud ...

(born 1981), British politician *

Siobhan Benita Siobhan Benita (' Pook; born 11 October 1971) is a British former civil servant. She was an independent candidate in the 2012 London mayoral election. She was then the Liberal Democrat candidate in the London mayoral election originally plan ...

(born 1971), British politician and former civil servant * Siobhan Brooks, American sociologist * Siobhan Byrne (born 1984), German-born Irish sabre fencer *

Siobhan Chamberlain Siobhan Rebecca Chamberlain (born 15 August 1983) is an English sports pundit, commentator, and former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper. She joined Manchester United in 2018 after playing for Liverpool. Before joining Li ...

(born 1983), British footballer * Shivaune Christina, Australian former model and Miss Earth Australia 2003 * Siobhán Cleary, Irish composer *

Siobhán Coady Siobhán Coady (; born November 11, 1960) is a Canadian businesswoman and politician who represents the riding of St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal. Coady previously served as the Liberal Member of Pa ...

, Canadian politician and businesswoman *

Siobhán Creaton Siobhán Creaton is the current head of Public Affairs and Advocacy at the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland and is a member of the Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle board, having previously worked as a media adviser to Ruairi Quinn, ...

, Irish journalist *

Siobhan Davies Dame Siobhan Davies DBE (born Susan Davies; 18 September 1950 in London), often known as Sue Davies, is an English dancer and choreographer. She was a dancer with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre during the 1970s, and became one of its lead ...

, English choreographer * Siobhan de Maré, singer-songwriter *

Siobhan Dillon Siobhan Patricia Dillon (born 1 September 1984) is an English actress and singer, who rose to fame when she performed in the British talent show-themed television series '' How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?'' on BBC One in 2006. Since then ...

, English singer *

Siobhán Donaghy Siobhán Emma Donaghy (born 14 June 1984) is an English-Irish singer and songwriter. She is best known as a founding member of the girl group Sugababes. Donaghy left the Sugababes in 2001 and released her debut solo album, '' Revolution in Me'', ...

, Irish singer formerly of the Sugababes *

Siobhan Dowd Siobhan Dowd (4 February 1960 – 21 August 2007) was a British writer and activist. The last book she completed, '' Bog Child'', posthumously won the 2009 Carnegie Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best book fo ...

, English writer *

Siobhan Fahey Siobhan Maire Fahey (; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the group Bananarama, who have had ten top-10 hits including the US number one hit single "Venus". She later ...

, Irish singer who was a member of Bananarama and Shakespears Sister *

Siobhan Fallon Hogan Siobhan Fallon Hogan (pronounced , born May 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. She has appeared in films such as ''Men in Black'', '' Forrest Gump'', ''The Negotiator'', '' Holes'', ''Daddy Day Care'', ''Going in Style'', and '' The H ...

, American actress *

Siobhan Finneran Siobhán Margaret Finneran (born 27 April 1966) is a British actress. She made her screen debut in the 1987 independent film ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too'', and subsequently worked consistently in television drama including roles in ''Coronation Stre ...

, English actress *

Siobhan Haughey 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 de ...

, Irish-Hong Kong Olympic swimmer *

Siobhan Hayes Siobhan Teresa Hayes (born 21 July 1974) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Abi Harper in the BBC sitcom ''My Family'' and Sandy in the BBC radio series '' Absolute Power''. Career Hayes portrayed Abi Harper, a clumsy and dim- ...

, British actress *

Siobhán Hapaska Siobhán Hapaska (born 1963) is an Irish sculptor. Early life and education Hapaska was born in Belfast and studied art at Middlesex Polytechnic from 1985 to 1988 before completing a master's degree at Goldsmiths College in 1992. In 1993 she w ...

, Irish sculptor *

Siobhan Healy Siobhan Healy (born 1976) is a Scottish artist and designer of glass art and goldsmithing. Her work is held in the collections of The Scottish Parliament Art Collection, Harvard Museum of Natural History/Herbarium, Glasmuseum Lette, Germany, Th ...

(born 1976), Scottish artist * Siobhán Hoey, Irish sportswoman *

Siobhan Hunter Siobhan Hunter (born 10 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Hunter first signed with Hibernian youth as a 9-year old in March 2004. Hunter, returning from a broken ...

, Scottish footballer * Siobhan Karam, Canadian ice dancer * Siobhán Killeen, Irish footballer *

Siobhan Leachman Siobhan Leachman is a New Zealand citizen scientist, open knowledge advocate, and Wikimedian whose work focuses on natural history. Life and career Leachman is a lawyer by background and a self-described "stay-at-home mother of two". Bored afte ...

, New Zealand citizen scientist *

Siobhan MacGowan Siobhan MacGowan (born in Brighton, England in 1963) is an Irish journalist and musician. She is the sister of Shane MacGowan, lead singer of the Irish group The Pogues. The Pogues When The Pogues started out as "Pogue Mahone" in the early 1980 ...

, Anglo-Irish singer * Siobhan Magnus, American contestant on American Idol, Season 9. * Siobhan Maher Kennedy, singer *

Siobhan Marshall Siobhan Marshall is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Pascalle West from the comedy/drama series '' Outrageous Fortune'' (2005–2010). Career Marshall attended Auckland's Unitec School of Performing Screen Arts and graduated i ...

, New Zealand actress *

Siobhán McCarthy Siobhán Mary Ann McCarthy (born 6 November 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish television and stage actress. Career McCarthy portrays Roisin Connor in ITV1's Prison drama Bad Girls. Her other television credits include '' Lovejoy'', ''The Big Battal ...

, Irish actress of musical theater * Siobhan McColl, South African figure skater *

Siobhain McDonagh Siobhain Ann McDonagh (born 20 February 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitcham and Morden since the 1997 general election. She served as an Assistant Whip in the Labour Government, b ...

(born 1960), British Labour Party MP * Siobhan McGarry, Northern Irish television presenter * Siobhán McHugh, Irish-Australian author, podcaster and documentary-maker *

, Irish, Tony Award-winning actress *

Siobhán McSweeney Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in the teen sitcom ''Derry Girls''. Early life McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherl ...

, Irish actress *

Siobhan Miller Siobhan Miller is a Scottish folk singer and the only three-time winner of Best Singer at the Scots Trad Music Awards (in 2011, 2013, and 2017). She also won the Best Traditional Track at the 2018 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and has frequently perfor ...

, 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 Siobhan Bethany Paton, OAM (born 28 August 1983) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer who was born in Sydney. Paton has had an intellectual disability from birth which was a consequence a lack of oxygen. Paton decided to become a swimmer after ...

, Australian Paralympic swimmer *

Siobhan Reddy Siobhan Reddy is the studio director of Media Molecule, a video game development studio based in Guildford in the United Kingdom, most famous for their debut title ''LittleBigPlanet''. Biography Reddy was born in South Africa, but grew up in Cam ...

, British video game executive *

Siobhan Redmond Siobhan Redmond, ( ; born 27 July 1959) is a Scottish actress, a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and known for various stage, audio and television roles. Early life Siobhan Redmond was born on 27 July 1959 in the Tollcross area of ...

, Scottish actress *

Siobhan Roberts Siobhan Roberts is a Canadians, Canadian science journalist, biographer, and history of mathematics, historian of mathematics. Education Roberts was born in Belleville, Ontario. She earned a degree in history at Queen's University at Kingston ...

, Canadian science journalist * Siobhan Thompson,

CollegeHumor CollegeHumor is an Internet comedy company based in Los Angeles. Aside from producing content for release on YouTube, it was also a former humor website owned by InterActiveCorp ( IAC) until January 2020, when IAC withdrew funding and the websi ...

writer * Siobhan Wescott,

Alaskan Athabaskan The Alaskan Athabascans, Alaskan Athabascans, Alaskan AthapascansWilliam Simeone, ''A History of Alaskan Athapaskans'', 1982, Alaska Historical Commission or Dena (russian: атабаски Аляски, атапаски Аляски) are Alaska ...

educator *

Siobhan Williams Siobhan Williams is a British-born Canadian actress. Career Williams' first role was as recurring character Jamie Lewis on '' Heartland''. In 2012, she appeared in Disney's '' Radio Rebel'' and played the antagonist, Stephanie Meyers, in 20th Ce ...

, 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 ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (created by Arthur Conan Doyle) in the 1892 short story ...

'' * Siobhan, a female vampire appearing in the last book of ''

Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this il ...

'' by

Stephenie Meyer Stephenie Meyer (; née Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer. She is best known for writing the vampire literature, vampire romance series ''Twilight (novel series), Twilight'', which has sold over 100 mill ...

* Siobhan Andrews, a smart third-grader in the television series ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Craig Bartlett. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandpare ...

'' * 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 The ''...in Death'' series of novels and novellas is written by Nora Roberts under her pseudonym J. D. Robb. Set in a mid-21st-century New York City, they feature NYPSD ("New York City Police and Security Department") lieutenant Eve Dallas and he ...

'' novels *

Siobhan Clarke This is a list of characters from the ''Inspector Rebus'' series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Ian Rankin. They are all fictional characters that have appeared in more than one novel in the series. A number of the characters appe ...

, Detective Sergeant in Ian Rankin's ''John Rebus'' novels * Siobhan Kelly, deputy in the Cinemax series ''

Banshee A banshee ( ; Modern Irish , from sga, ben síde , "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is c ...

'' * Siobhan Martin, one of the twin sisters portrayed by

Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Prinze ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. After being spotted at the age of four in New York City, she made her screen acting debut in the television film ''An Invasion of Privacy'' (1983). A leading role on the te ...

in the short-lived drama '' Ringer'' * Siobhan McDougal, also known as

Silver Banshee Silver Banshee is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of Superman. In television, she has been portrayed by Odessa Rae in ''Smallville (TV series), Smallville'' and Italia Ricci in the Arrowvers ...

, 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 Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...

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 This is a list of characters that appear on the ABC soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' from 1975 to 1989. A ;Sheik Haroun Al Raschid :(Played by Kaleel Sakakeeny, 1981) ::Financial backer of archaeological excavations ;Ken Alexander :(Played by Will ...

, 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 ''Orphan Black'' is a Canadian Science fiction on television, science-fiction Thriller (genre), thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett (director), John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany. Th ...

'' * Siobhan Sharpe, head of brand for the Olympic Deliverance Commission in the BBC television series ''

Twenty Twelve ''Twenty Twelve'' is a BBC television comedy series written and directed by John Morton. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, the programme is a spoof on-location mockumentary following the organisation of the 2012 Summer ...

'' * Shevaun Tillman, a character in

James Clavell James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian-born British (later naturalized American) writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best ...

's novel ''

Tai-Pan A tai-pan (,Andrew J. Moody, "Transmission Languages and Source Languages of Chinese Borrowings in English", ''American Speech'', Vol. 71, No. 4 (Winter, 1996), pp. 414-415. literally "top class"汉英词典 — ''A Chinese-English Dictionary' ...

'' * Siobhan O'Brien, a character in

Sung J. Woo Sung J. Woo (born June 8, 1971) is a Korean-American writer of three works of fiction. He was born in Seoul, South Korea. Personal Woo came to the United States in 1981, when he was ten years old. He grew up in Ocean Township, New Jersey. He ...

's novel ''Skin Deep'' *Siobhan Sheehan, character in HBO series “

Mare of Easttown ''Mare of Easttown'' is an American crime drama limited series created and written by Brad Ingelsby for HBO. Directed by Craig Zobel, the series premiered on April 18, 2021, and concluded on May 30, 2021, consisting of seven episodes. It stars ...

” *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 ''Wendell & Wild'' is a 2022 American Stop motion, stop motion animated horror comedy film directed by Henry Selick from a screenplay written by Selick and Jordan Peele (who are also producers), based on Selick's and Clay McLeod Chapman's unpub ...

Diminutive

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

Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, ''The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want What ...

References

External links

Index of Names in Irish Annals: Siobhán
{{DEFAULTSORT:Siobhan Irish-language feminine given names English-language feminine given names