English
Sheehan
Sheehan comes from Irish Ó Síodhacháin ‘descendant of Síodhachán’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Síodhacháin‘descendant of Síodhachán’
- EnglishtodaySheehan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Síodhacháin‘descendant of Síodhachán’
- EnglishtodaySheehan
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síodhacháin (‘descendant of Síodhachán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive of síodhach (‘peaceful’).
Every English word from Irish Ó Síodhacháin
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Síodhacháin / Sheehan