Alternative spellings include shannen, shanon, shannan, and siannon The variant shanna is an anglicisation of sionna Sionainn derives from the irish name abha na tsionainn for the river shannon. Shanon is a classic moniker that is considered a variation of the name shannon In irish, shannon is derived from the name of the river shannon, the longest river in the country. The name shanon is of irish origin and is derived from the gaelic name seánán, which means old, wise. it is a unisex name that can be given to both boys and girls
Shanon carries connotations of wisdom, experience, and maturity, reflecting the qualities associated with its gaelic roots. From the gaelic “o’sionain,” an occupational surname for someone who worked with straw. The name comes from the irish 'sionainn,' possibly meaning 'wise river' or 'old river.' The name shanon can be traced back to its irish origins, where it holds the meaning of straw worker The river shannon, (modern irish Sionainn), rises at tiltinbane in the cuilcagh mountain and flows into the atlantic ocean in the shannon estuary
