English
Shannon
Shannon comes from Irish Sionainn.
- Irishc. 1200–presentSionainn
- Englishearliest quotation 1896Shannon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentSionainn
- Englishearliest quotation 1896Shannon
Earliest quotation: 1896, Report of the Commission to Locate the S, C.M.Busch: “Captain Samuel Shannon is frequently mentioned in the public…”
Every English word from Irish Sionainn
Today it means
name The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Sionainn / Shannon