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The name Siobhán means 'Fairy Woman'. It has never meant as I see often described 'God is Gracious'. It is also doubtful that it translates into English as Joan, this assumption may have come about through its phonetic pronunciation into the English language. Joan would more correctly be a feminine version of Jean, John, Seán etc. The Irish for God is Dia, and the Irish for Grace is Gráinne, so GrainneDia would mean Gods Grace.
Siobhán... Sí pronunced Shee... means Fairy.. Bhán pronounced Vawn means White.
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Siobhán... Sí pronunced Shee... means Fairy.. Bhán pronounced Vawn means White.
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Irish form of Joan meaning "God is gracious."
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I thought Siobhan meant 'spirit woman'. Ie: Sio (pronounced 'shee') = spirit, bhan or bhean (pronounced 'vahn') = woman. Turn it around and you have Banshee. Thus, Sullivan might mean 'Suli's woman' or a priestess of the goddess of hot springs, Sul. The ancient Roman's name for Bath, England was 'Aquae Suli' or Suli's Waters.
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Siobhán is a Gaelicisation of Jehane, the Norman French version of Joan. It has nothing at all to do with the words shee and bhan or bhean. Likewise Sullivan has nothing to do with Sul or Sulis. It comes from Suil Abhain meaning one eye.
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Siobhan means 'kind friend' in Hebrew.
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The meaning of 'Siobhan' can either be "full of charm" or "God has been gracious".
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Very few men are named Siobhan and I love having a main name which is feminine, though it is strangely perfectly in tune with and for me and my works. Siobhan Rainbow “Saule” is the Willow in French and is pronounced “soul” but spelled Saul which is another name heavy with meaning. With an E “Saul(e)” would be the feminine version? Willow in French and deeply rooted throughout human civilizations and history.
I definitely love my name and can't dream one better tuned with my works. Evolplay.org - evolplay.net - evolplay.com (English versions will soon be online). As I am Belgian and lived numerous years in Ireland, where all was born for me, it is all the more perfect.
I also love the spelling of Siobhan which is pronounced Chevoan and has so many forms. In France there are less than 260 people named Siobhan of which 9 are men. So Siobhan is both a common name on earth and a rare one, which becomes unique in the form I chose.
History is not only the past: I chose a name linking pasts and futures, for the works of “universal unification”, born through me: In written forms “theory & poetry”, as physical public and educational tools, "new technologies" to play and live. Hoping to participate both in the survival and growth of “Siobhan” as in the evolutions of creativities & diversity :-) Eric Van Osselaer - Siobhan Rainbow Saule.