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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