name
Irish
Siobhan
Shi-vawn
/ʃɪˈvɔːn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Siobhan
Sounds like
‘Shiv’ + ‘awn’. The ‘bh’ in Irish sounds like a soft ‘v’.
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Irish
- Meaning
- Irish form of Joan — ‘God is gracious’.
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Siobhán, Shivaun
Common mispronunciations
see-OH-bahnSY-oh-ban
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