About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Joan, Jane, Susan, Shavaun
- Variants
- Siobhan, Siubhán
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
The Irish form of Joan, naturalised since the Norman period. Famous bearers: actress Siobhán McKenna; writer Siobhán Parkinson.
The story behind Siobhán
Siobhán McKenna was the great mid-20th-century Irish actress who carried the name's prestige internationally.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; Gaelic Joan.
Did you know?
Brought to Ireland by Norman-French families and Gaelicised; same root as Joan.
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