Sinead

Meaning of Sinead

Sinead (/ʃɪˈneɪd/) is a feminine given name whose etymological lineage can be traced to the Hiberno-Gaelic rendering of the medieval French Jehanne—itself derived from the Hebrew Yôḥannân, meaning “God is gracious.” Characterized by its initial palato-alveolar fricative and its two-syllable cadence, the name retains a distinctive Celtic resonance even as it has been adopted in Anglo-American contexts. Demographically, Sinead first entered the United States top-thousand register in the late 1970s and has since demonstrated a pattern of modest but persistent usage, with annual occurrences fluctuating between single and double digits and rank positions generally oscillating in the 700–950 range over the past four decades. Morphologically, the terminal suffix -éad functions as a diminutive marker in Irish, while culturally the name is indelibly associated with the Irish vocalist Sinéad O’Connor, whose international prominence in the late twentieth century bolstered its recognition.

Pronunciation

Irish

• Pronunced as shin-AYD (/ʃɪˈneɪd/)

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