77%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. SHEHR-i-dən [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Sirideáin), which was derived from the given name Sirideán possibly meaning "searcher". PopularityDetails Last ranked #750 in 1997 (f) #964 in 1997 (m) England and Wales Last ranked #876 in 1941 (m) #981 in 2002 (f) United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories anglicizations, child actors, Chocolatier characters, currently out of the US top 1000, DJs, isograms, Keeping Up Appearances characters, Liz Phair songs, male to female, producers, surnames, The Man Who Came to Dinner characters, uncertain etymology
