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'''Siobhan''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ʃ|ᵻ|ˈ|v|ɔː|n}} {{respell|shi|VAWN|'}}) is a female given name of Irish origin. Its spelling in the [[Irish language]] is '''''Siobhán''''' ({{IPA-ga|ʃəˈvˠaːn̪ˠ}} or {{IPA-ga|ˈʃɪwaːn̪ˠ|}}), while the most common anglicisations are '''SHAVONNEShavonne''', '''Shevaun''' and '''Shivaun'''.<ref>Todd, Loreto. ''Celtic Names for Children''. O'Brien, 2000. p.73</ref>
 
It is derived from the [[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-Norman]] ''Jehane'' and ''Jehanne''<ref name="Hanks-356">{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A dictionary of first names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=356 }}.</ref><ref name="ÓCorráin-165">{{citation |title=Gaelic personal names |last1=Ó Corráin |first1=Donnchadh |last2=Maguire |first2=Fidelma |author1-link=Donnchadh Ó Corráin |publisher=Academy Press |isbn=9780906187395 |page=165}}.</ref> (Modern French ''Jeanne'') which were introduced into Ireland by the [[Anglo-Normans]] in the [[History of Ireland (1169–1536)|Middle Ages]].<ref name="ÓCorráin-165"/>