Sinead

shin-AID

Irish form of Janet

"God is gracious"

Sinead Origin and Meaning

The name Sinead is a girl's name of Irish, Irish Gaelic origin meaning "God is gracious".

One of the best known of the Irish girls' names, thanks to singer Sinead O'Connor. Though it's still in the Irish Top 100, it's no longer quite as fashionable in Ireland as Aoife or Aisling. But by now everyone in the Western World knows it's pronounced shin-aid and so would have no trouble fitting in on an American playground.

This name increased in popularity in Ireland via Sinéad de Valera, the wife of president Éamon de Valera, who was born with the name Jane, but later chose to use its Irish form Sinéad. Actress Sinead Cusack is the wife of Jeremy Irons.

Sinead Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1381 on Nameberry

Sinead Popularity

• 1381 Nameberry 2024
• 729 England 2015

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Famous People Named Sinead

• Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor Irish singer,songwriter
• Sinéad Moira Cusack Irish actress
• Sinead Matthews English actress
• Sinead Keenan Irish actress
• Sinéad Madden Irish singer and fiddler
• Sinead Louise Farrelly American soccer player
• Sinead Maria O'Carroll singer from the Irish band b*witched
• Sinead Houston Kerr Scottish ice dancer
• Sinéad Quinn Irish singer
• Sinéad Mulvey Irish singer
• Sinéad Lohan Irish singer
• Sinéad Bernadette Moynihan English model and actress
• Sinéad Persaud; writer producer, and actress
• Sinead Harnett English singer/songwriter

Sinead in Pop Culture

• Sinead Louise O'Connor character on British soap opera "Hollyoaks"
• Sinead Starling character of the book series "39 Clues"
• Sinéad Ní Shúilleabháin character in film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
• Sinead character in cult comedy "But I'm a Cheerleader"