Siân (also
Sian, Shân, Shahn; , ) is a Welsh feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, equivalent to the English
Jane, Scottish
Sheena
Sheena may refer to:
People
*Ringo Sheena (born 1978), Japanese singer
*Shenna Bellows (born 1975), American politician
* Sheena Belarmino (born 2005), Filipino singer and dancer
* Sheena Catacutan (born 2004), Filipino dancer and singer, member ...
or Irish
Siobhán
Siobhán is a female name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the acute accent over the 'a'), Shavawn, Shebahn, Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubh ...
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List of people with the name
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Sian Barbara Allen (1946–2025), American film and television actress
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Sian Beilock
Sian Leah Beilock ( ; born January 10, 1976) is an American cognitive scientist who is the president of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Before serving at Dartmouth College, she was the president of Barnard College in Manhattan, New ...
(born 1976), American scientist
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Siân Berry
Siân Rebecca Berry (; born 9 July 1974) is a British politician who has served as the member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion since July 2024, succeeding Caroline Lucas. She was a co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales alongsid ...
(born 1974), British Green Party politician
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Sian Blake (1972–2015), British actress
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Sian Brooke (born 1980), British actress
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Siân Busby
Siân Elizabeth Busby (19 November 1960 – 4 September 2012) was a British writer.
Early life and career
The daughter of the Canadian actor Tom Busby and Wendy Russell, Siân Busby was educated at Creighton School in Muswell Hill, north L ...
(1960–2012), British writer
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Sian Clifford (born 1982), English actress
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Shân Cothi
Shân Margaretta Morgan (born 25 October 1965), known professionally as Shân Cothi, is a Welsh singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter.
Early life
Cothi was born in Ffarmers, Carmarthenshire, the younger of two children of Dai an ...
(born 1965), Welsh singer
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Sian Eleri
Sian Eleri Evans (born 12 November 1994) is a Welsh radio DJ and television presenter. She is best known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1, Selector Radio and Radio Cymru.
Early life
Eleri is from Caernarfon. She studied broadcast journ ...
, Welsh radio presenter
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Sian Elias
Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias (born 13 March 1949) was the 12th chief justice of New Zealand, and was therefore the most senior member of the country's judiciary. She was the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and on several occas ...
(born 1949), Chief Justice of New Zealand
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Sian Evans
Sian Evans (born 9 October 1971) is a Welsh singer. She is front woman and singer-songwriter of the band Kosheen, a trip-hop/ drum & bass group that had their first two albums rise into the Top Ten of the UK Albums Chart
The Official Album ...
(born 1971), Welsh singer with Kosheen
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Sian Gibson (born 1976), Welsh comedian
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Sian Harries, Welsh writer and actor
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Sian Heder
Siân Heder (; born June 23, 1977) is an American filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the films ''Tallulah (film), Tallulah'' and ''CODA (2021 film), CODA''. ''CODA'' earned Heder an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and ...
(born 1977), American filmmaker
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Sian James (disambiguation) Sian James may refer to:
*Siân James (novelist) (born 1930), Welsh author
*Siân James (politician) (born 1959), Welsh Labour Member of Parliament
*Siân James (musician) (born 1961), Welsh traditional folk singer and harpist
See also
*Sean J ...
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Sian Kingi (1974–1987), New Zealand Australian murder victim
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Siân Lloyd
Siân Mary Lloyd (born 3 July 1958) is a Welsh television presenter and meteorologist from Maesteg. She was the United Kingdom's longest-serving female weather forecaster, having appeared on ITV Weather for 24 years, from 1990 until 2014.
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(born 1958), British weather presenter
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Sian Massey-Ellis
Sian Louise Massey-Ellis (née Massey; born 5 October 1985) is an English football match official who officiates generally in the role of assistant referee in the Premier League and the Football League. She has also been appointed to matches in ...
(born 1985), English football official
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Sian O'Callaghan (1988–2011), English murder victim
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Siân Phillips
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips ( ), is a Welsh actress from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Wales. Her early career consisted primarily of stage roles, including the title roles in Ibsen's '' ...
(born 1933), Welsh actress
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Siân Reeves
Siân Reeves is an English actress, known for her roles as Sydney Henshall in the BBC drama '' Cutting It'', Sally Spode in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' and Charlie Wood in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''.
Life and career
Reeves ...
(born 1966), British actress
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Sian Reese-Williams
Sian Reese-Williams (born 18 November 1981) is a Welsh actress, best known for playing detective Cadi John in three series of '' Hidden''.
Early life
Reese-Williams was born in Glanamman, South Wales. She lived in Swansea until the age of 4, ...
(born 1981), Welsh actress
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Sian Williams
Sian Mary Williams (; born 28 November 1964) is a Welsh journalist, current affairs presenter, and counselling psychologist.
From 2001 until 2012, Williams regularly presented weekday editions of ''BBC Breakfast'' as well as all main news b ...
(born 1964), BBC journalist and current affairs presenter
Fictional characters
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Sian Diamond
This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the BBC television series '' Waterloo Road''. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. It also has a high turnover rate of ch ...
in the British drama series ''Waterloo Road''
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Sian Powers
Sian Powers is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Sacha Parkinson. Sian was introduced as a love interest for Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent). Sian joined the cast of ''Coronation Street'' a ...
in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
*Siân, character in Jacqueline Wilson's ''
The Illustrated Mum
''The Illustrated Mum'' is a children's novel by English author Jacqueline Wilson, first published by Transworld in 1999 with drawings by Nick Sharratt. Set in London, the first person narrative by a young girl, Dolphin, features her bipolar ...
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See also
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Shon (given name) / Shôn (Welsh variant)
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Sean
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name '' Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; a ...
References
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Welsh feminine given names
Feminine given names