Etymograph

English

Sian

Sian comes from Welsh Siân, and goes back to Koine Greek Ἰωάννα.

  1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάνναIōánna
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEJoanna
  3. Welshc. 1500–presentSiân
  4. EnglishtodaySian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάνναIōánna
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEJoanna
  3. Welshc. 1500–presentSiân
  4. EnglishtodaySian

The story

An anglicization of Welsh Siân, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.

Every English word from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα

Another origin of Sian

  1. Central Kurdishmodernسیانsyan
  2. EnglishtodaySian

Another origin of Sian

  1. Mandarinmodern西安Xī'ān
  2. EnglishtodaySian

Today it means

name A female given name from Welsh [in turn from Hebrew].

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Koine Greek Ἰωάννα / Sian

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