Shanon

  • [ SHAN-ən ]
  • English
Variant of SHANNON.

SHANNON   female & male   English
From the name of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, called Abha na tSionainn in Irish. It is associated with the goddess Sionann and is sometimes said to be named for her. However it is more likely the goddess was named after the river, which may be related to Old Irish sen "old, ancient". As a given name, it first became common in America after the 1940s.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Shana, Shanna, Shannah, Shannen, Shannon
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Sionann
OTHER FORMS
IRISH: Seanán, Senán, Senan