Sinéad
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Sinéad (ˈʃɪnʲeːd̪ˠ or [ʃɪˈnʲeːd̪ˠ]; ʃɨˈneɪd ), is an Irish
feminine name. The name is derived from the French
Jeanette, which is cognate
to the English Janet
; both these names trace back to the Old French
Jeanne, Jehanne. Traced further back, these names are ultimately derived from the masculine Hebrew
name Johanan
, meaning "God is gracious". Sinéad is also commonly spelled Sinead or Sineád.
Sinéad may refer to:
Music
Film & Television
Other
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
feminine name. The name is derived from the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Jeanette, which is cognate
Cognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
to the English Janet
Janet (given name)
Janet is a female given name meaning "Little Joan". It is a variation of the French proper noun Jeannette, Spanish proper noun Juanita, Russian Жанет and Hungarian Zsanett and is the diminutive of Jeanne or Jane....
; both these names trace back to the Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
Jeanne, Jehanne. Traced further back, these names are ultimately derived from the masculine Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
name Johanan
Johanan
Johanan is a Hebrew name meaning 'the LORD is gracious'. Other forms of the name include John and Yochanan.Johanan ben Zakai was one of the tannaim, an important Jewish sage in the era of the Second Temple, and a primary contributor to the core text of Rabbinical Judaism, the Mishnah...
, meaning "God is gracious". Sinéad is also commonly spelled Sinead or Sineád.
Sinéad may refer to:
People
Sports- Sinéad CahalanSinéad CahalanSinéad Cahalane is a camogie player. She won camogie All Star awards in 2005 and 2008 and played in the All Ireland final 2008, 2010 and 2011-Other Awards:...
, Camogie player - Sinead JenningsSinead JenningsSinead Jennings is an Irish rower.-References:...
, rower - Sinead KerrSinead KerrSinead Houston Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time European bronze medalists and the 2004–2010 British national champions...
, ice dancer - Sinéad MilleaSinéad MilleaSinéad Millea is a former camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2004 and two All Ireland medals.-Family background:Her father Joe was a member of the Kilkenny team that won the Liam McCarthy Cup in 1969.-Career:...
, former camogie player - Sinead MillerSinead MillerSinead Miller is an American elite racing cyclist and winner of the 2009 Collegiate Cycling National Criterium Championship. She considers herself to be an "all-arounder" and hopes to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games....
, cyclist
Music
- Sinéad LohanSinéad LohanSinéad Lohan is an Irish singer and songwriter of folk music and folk-inspired popular music.A native of Cork, Lohan first came to prominence thanks to the inclusion of her song "Sailing By" on the second installment of the hugely successful "A Woman's Heart" collection.She has released two albums,...
, singer/songwriter - Sinéad MaddenSinéad MaddenSinéad Madden is an Irish singer-songwriter and fiddle player, best known as a member of the Moya Brennan band. She also teaches at Waltons New School of Music in Dublin.- Early life :...
, singer/songwriter - Sinéad MulveySinéad MulveySinéad Mulvey is an Irishprofessional singer & air hostess who, alongside Black Daisy, represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the pop-rock song "Et Cetera"...
, singer, air hostess - Sinéad O'Carroll, singer with Irish pop band B*Witched
- Sinéad O'ConnorSinéad O'ConnorSinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
, controversial singer/songwriter - Sinéad QuinnSinéad QuinnSinéad Quinn and graduate of the University of Hull was a contestant in the first series of the UK BBC TV series Fame Academy in 2002. She later went on to sign a recording contract, released an album, and had a #2 UK single. She is married to Paul Stewart, drummer with The Feeling...
, recording artist, reality show contestant
Film & Television
- Sinéad CusackSinéad CusackSinéad Moira Cusack is an Irish stage, television and film actress. She has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing , and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll .-Background:...
, actress - Sinead DesmondSinead DesmondSinead Desmond is an Irish television presenter, presenting TV3 breakfast show Ireland AM. For most of her career she has worked as journalist in both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, writing for publications including the monthly food magazine for The Observer newspaper, Marie...
, TV presenter - Sinead KeenanSinead KeenanSinead Keenan is an Irish actress with a vast variety of television, film and stage credits. Keenan is best known for playing the role of werewolf Nina Pickering on BBC Three's supernatural drama Being Human, which began airing in 2009. Keenan has been a regular cast member since Series 3 began...
, actress - Sinead MatthewsSinead MatthewsSinead Matthews is an English actress.She was born in Coventry. She attended Coventry's Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School and Language College, and studied A-level Drama at Stratford Upon Avon College between 1996 and 1998. She graduated from RADA in 2003, and made her television debut in the 2004...
, actress - Sinéad MoynihanSinead MoynihanSinéad Bernadette Moynihan is an English model and actress, best known for her roles as Ashley Webb in Drop Dead Gorgeous, Hollyoaks Beth Clement, and Abby Jones in How Not To Live Your Life....
, model and actress - Sinéad NoonanSinéad NoonanSinéad Noonan is an Irish model and actress who won Miss Ireland 2008.Noonan was born in Dublin to Peter and Stephanie Noonan, and grew up in Dunboyne, Meath. As a child, she endured bullies who picked on her because of her size. She attended St...
, model and actress
Other
- Sinead BradySinead BradySinead Brady is a Canadian fashion model. She was the runner-up of the second cycle of Canada's Next Top Model.-Early life:...
, fashion model - Sinéad de ValeraSinéad de ValeraSinéad de Valera, also known as Sinéad Ní Fhlannagáin and Sinéad Bean de Valera , was the wife of the Irish republican leader and third President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera.-Background:...
, children's book author - Sinéad MorrisseySinead MorrisseySinéad Morrissey is a poet from Northern Ireland.-Life:Raised in Belfast, she was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where she took BA and PhD degrees, and won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 1990...
, poet - Sinead NoreniusSinead NoreniusSinead Norenius is a celebrity spray tan artist, editor-in-chief of the blog Self Tanning Queen, a founding member of iFabbo , and the founder of Beautisol, a sunless tanning and anti-aging company based in San Francisco...
, "spray tan artist" - Sinéad Ní LoideáinSinéad Ní LoideáinSinéad Ní Loideáin is an Irish language presenter on TG4 and RTÉ Two.Ní Loideáin is a native of Connemara and a native Irish language speaker. She was nominated for a TV Now Award in 2006.-External links:...
, presenter - Sinéad Ní NeachtainSinéad Ní NeachtainSinéad Ní Neachtain is an Irish editor.Ní Neachtain is a former editor of Galway Now magazine. A native of Indreabhán, she is part of a family of five. She re-located to Boston with her family when she was ten years old, but returned two years later, and attended Coláiste Croí Mhuire Secondary...
, magazine editor - Sinéad Sheppard, dancer
Fiction
- Sinead O'Connor (Hollyoaks)Sinead O'Connor (Hollyoaks)Sinead O'Connor is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Stephanie Davis. The character first appeared on 1 September 2010 as a member of the new O'Connor family, introduced as part of the show's overhaul by series producer Paul Marquess.-Casting:Details...
, a character on the TV series Hollyoaks, played by Stephanie Davis - "SinéadSinéad (Within Temptation song)"Sinéad" is the second single from Within Temptation's fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, released on 15 July 2011.. Its release was announced alongside the unveiling of its artwork on 15 April 2011...
, a song by Within Temptation from their album The Unforgiving, and the name of a character in the album's tie-in comic book
See also
- SiobhánSiobhánSiobhán , is a female Irish name. It is an Irish form of Joan, which is derived from the Anglo-Norman Jehanne. Joan is the female form of John....
, feminine Irish-language name ultimately derived from the same Hebrew name