Sinéad

I thought Siobhan was the Irish form of Jeanette. And Jane. And Joan. And Janet. And all feminine names that are ultimately derived from John.

Sinead O'Connor is brilliant. Top lass. She's not scared of anything, she's not! Our little Bengal cross cat is called Trillian Sinead in her honour... case of having to because the vet got very scissor-happy when he was getting her ready for her, what you might call, "ladies operation!" Five years on and little Trilly Sinead is still doing her terrific Irish namesake proud personality-wise.

It's very sexy.

Rather fizzy, if you ask me.

It is a lovely name.

Sinead O'Connor has ruined this name for me. I find her to be very creepy and rather obnoxious. I admit that it does sound pretty, but the association is pretty strong.

Sinéad one of those pretty and sophisticated names that could suit many types of women. I've always liked it, though now I slightly prefer the softer-sounding Mairéad. I think Sinéad and Siobhán would by good names for twin girls. They have the same essence. Well, at least I think. However, Sinéad is very, very common, which puts me off from actually using it.

I'm sorry, I hate this name. It sounds cheap and ugly, and also whenever I think of the name, I think of a grenade. I think that explains it. I think you'd be a little bit silly if you named your child after a bomb. :/

I LOVE this name! Sinead Reilley and Sinead Rose are so pretty!

While it's very common in Ireland, it's almost unheard of in the U.S., which I think is a shame. Sinéad is a very pretty name, in my opinion. However, I realise that in accordance with the original Gaelic pronunciation, this should be "Shi-nayd," I pronounce it like this: "Shawn-id." There was a girl I knew who pronounced her name that way, like the Scottish Seonaid, but spelled it as Sinead.

My daughter's best friend's name is Sinéad, but the first syllable is pronounced "sin" instead of "shin". I think that sounds even more interesting.

I love this name, so beautiful & unique!