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Where does “Sinéad” come from?

Sinéad (Irish) comes from Norman French Jeanette, from Middle French Jehanne, from Latin Iohanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Ancestry of “Sinéad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norman FrenchJeanette—
2Middle FrenchJehanne—
3LatinIohanna—
4Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
8Arabicخُنَّة—
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