An tSionainn is the name of the river Shannon in the Irish language.
Shannon (as in English) or Sianon is also seen.
The Irish Gaelic name "Shannon" remains the same in German, it has no German equivalent.
It is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Shannon is "old, ancient" is is both a boy and girl name and that of a river.
River, first name, last name?
Shannon is Irish for, 'wise one' Or 'little wise owl". In Scottish, Shannon means "wise". In Gaelic, it means "old" or "ancient" deriving from the name Seanan and in Hebrew, it means "God is Gracious" (my name is Shannon)
In Hebrew it means God is gracious, in Gaelic it means old river
Both Shannon and Sionainn are apparently being used. An tSionainn is the Irish Gaelic for the River Shannon. A recent American influence as it was not traditionally used in Ireland as a given name.
Old Wise One - (Origin Gaelic)From the Shannon, a river of Ireland.Derived from:sen = tranquil/gentle and sean = old + oun, obhain or abhain = a river.
Shannon is an English/Gaelic loan name in Italian.Specifically, the English/Gaelic loan name is a proper noun. It may be used as the first or middle name of a female or male. It traces its origins back to the ancient Gaelic culture of Ireland. Its original meaning is "small wise one."The pronunciation is "SHAHN-nohn."
View the scenery.Watch a Gaelic Football or Hurling Match.See the Book of Kells.Go to an Irish pub.Go for a cruise on the river Shannon.
"Sionna" is the Irish Gaelic name for the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland. The word itself is believed to mean "wise" or "old."
The name SHANNON comes From the name of the Shannon River, the longest river in Ireland. It is composed of the Gaelic element sean "old, wise" and abhann "river". As a given name, it first became common in America after the 1940s. SHANNEN is a feminine name and a varient of SHANNON.