Sinéad Explained
Sinéad (in Irish ˈʃɪnʲeːd̪ˠ, ʃɪˈnʲeːd̪ˠ/) is an Irish feminine name. It is derived from the French Jeanette, which is cognate to the English Janet, itself a feminine form of the Hebrew Yohannan, "God forgave/God gratified". In English, Sinéad is also commonly spelled Sinead. The name is generally translated into English as either Jane or Jennifer, or as the Scottish female name Jean.[1]
Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
Sports
Music
Film and television
Other
- Sinéad Burke (born 1990), writer, academic, influencer
- Sinéad de Valera (1878–1975), children's book author and wife of Ireland’s first taoiseach
- Sinéad Donnelly, Irish professor of palliative medicine
- Sinead Farrington, British particle physicist
- Sinéad Gleeson, author and book editor
- Sinéad Griffin (born 1986), Irish physicist
- Sinéad Morrissey (born 1972), poet
- Sinéad Sheppard, dancer
Fictional characters
- Sinead O'Connor, in the TV series Hollyoaks, played by Stephanie Davis
- Sinead Tinker, in the TV series Coronation Street, played by Katie McGlynn
Sinead Starling, in the series The 39 Clues
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Teresa., Norman. A world of baby names. 2003. Perigee. 0399528946. Rev. and updated. New York. 310. 51855609. registration.
