| Sadhbh | |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ga-IE-C/ pronounced as /ga-IE-M/ pronounced as /ga-x-ulster/[1] |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | Sweet-lovely |
| Region: | Ireland, Irish diaspora |
| Origin: | Proto-Celtic *sŭādŭā |
| Related Names: | Saidhbhín (diminutive)[2] |
Sadhbh (sga|'''Sadb'''|italics=no, anglicised Sive) is an Irish feminine personal name.[3] Derived from Proto-Celtic Celtic languages: *swādwā '(the) sweet and lovely (lady)',[4] the name is cognate with the initial elements in the attested Gallic names Suadu-gena and Suadu-rix and with Sanskrit svādú-, Ancient Greek hedýs, Latin Latin: suāvis (compare Suada), Tocharian B swāre and Modern English sweet.
The town Cahersiveen in County Kerry roughly translates to 'The Fortress of Little Sadhbh'.
The Whiteboys, a secret agrarian organisation in 18th century Ireland, referred to themselves as "Queen Sive Oultagh's children" ("Sive" or "Sieve Oultagh" being anglicised from the Irish Sadhbh Amhaltach, or Ghostly Sally).[5]
