Shannon is the name of the longest river in Ireland. Its name comes from the Goddess associated with the river: Sionna.
Shannon is an Irish name.
James Shannon - Irish politician - died in 1933.
Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band was created in 1926.
An tSionainn is the name of the river Shannon in the Irish language.
In Irish, the name Shannon means "wise river" or "wise one." In Hebrew, it is said to mean "from the old oak tree." In American and Australian English, Shannon is typically used as a given name of Gaelic origin.
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Ashley Shannon has written: 'Irish Blessings'
Surname or personal name?
The Irish Gaelic name "Shannon" remains the same in German, it has no German equivalent.
Shannon is a Gaelic name meaning "wise river" and Alana means "precious" in Irish. Both names are of Irish origin and are commonly used in Ireland.
You would say "Shannon". Since Shannon is a name, people would use it as the person's name. Shannon is an English/Irish name from the River Shannon in Ireland.
The first name Shannon is spelled the same in French.
Shannon has the Scottish connotation "wise", whereas the Irish is a bit more specific as "wise one" or "little wise owl". The Gaelic origin sean refers to "old" or "ancient", including Seanan , the "old river". In Hebrew, the name has the meaning "God is gracious". (Alternate spellings Shanon, Shannan, and Shannen)