Siobhan

• Shavaughn
• Shavon
• Shavonne
• Shvon
• Shvonne

Anglicized spelling of Irish Siobhán, from Middle Irish Sibán, from Anglo-Norman Jehane or Jehanne, from Old French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, 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.

Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈvɔːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈvɔːn/

Siobhan

1. A female given name from Irish.
   • 2002, Dave Margoshes, “Faith, Hope, Charity”, in Purity of Absence, Dundurn Press Ltd., →ISBN, page 106:

     I think
     about biblical names, Tamara, Michaela,
     Mira, Shoshana, and Celtic names I can
     barely pronounce, Siobhan tangling
     between teeth and tongue.

• Sinead