Sinéad

See also: Sinead

English

Etymology

From Irish Sinéad, from Old Northern French Jeanette, from Middle French Jehanne + -ette, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה‎ (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן‎ (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.

Proper noun

Sinéad

  1. Alternative form of Sinead.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Northern French Jeanette (compare Scottish Gaelic Seònaid).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃəˈnʲeːd̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪnʲeːd̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪnʲed̪ˠ/, /ˈʃɪnʲad̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Sinéad f (genitive Sinéad)

  1. a female given name from Old French

Descendants
  • → English: Shinead, Sinead

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Sinéad Shinéad
after an, tSinéad		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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