name
Irish
Siobhán
shih-VAWN
/ʃɪˈvɔːn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
siobhán
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Irish Gaelic (Ireland)
- Meaning
- Irish form of Joan/Joanna; God is gracious
- Gender
- female
Pronunciation tips
One of the most commonly mispronounced Irish names — the 'bh' in Irish Gaelic is silent, and 'sio' sounds like 'sh'
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