Sinéad ( , ) is an

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feminine name. It is derived from the French ''

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'', which is cognate to the English

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, itself a feminine form of the

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''Yohannan'', "God forgave/God gratified". In English, ''Sinéad'' is also commonly spelled ''Sinead''. The name is generally translated into English as either ''Jane'' or ''Jennifer'', or as the Scottish female name ''Jean''. Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

Sports

Sinéad Cahalan Sinéad Cahalan is a camogie player. She won camogie All Star awards in 2005 and 2008 and played in the All Ireland final 2008, 2010 and 2011. Other awards Gael Linn Cup The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament, representative competiti ...

, camogie player *

Sinead Farrelly Sinead Louise Farrelly (born November 16, 1989) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder. She previously played for Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League. In 2011, she played for the Philadelphia Independen ...

(born 1989), American soccer player * Sinead Jennings, rower *

Sinead Kerr Sinead Houston Kerr (born 30 August 1978) is a Scottish former competitive ice dancer who represented Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time (2009, 2011) European bronze medalists and the 2004–201 ...

, ice dancer * Sinéad Millea, former camogie player * Sinead Miller, cyclist * Sinead Russell, Olympic swimmer

Music

* Sinead Harnett, singer/songwriter *

Sinéad Lohan Sinéad Lohan (born 1971) is an Irish singer and songwriter. Background A native of Cork, her song "Sailing By" appeared on the compilation '' A Woman's Heart 2''. Music career In 1991 Lohan began playing regular gigs at The Lobby, a renowned ...

, singer/songwriter * Sinéad Madden, singer/songwriter *

Sinéad Mulvey Sinéad Mulvey (born 22 January 1988) is an Irish professional singer & air hostess who, alongside Black Daisy, represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the pop-rock song "Et Cetera". The song was performed in the second s ...

, singer, air hostess * Sinéad O'Carroll, singer with Irish pop band B*Witched * Sinéad O'Connor, singer/songwriter * Sinéad Quinn, recording artist, reality show contestant

Film and television

* Sinéad Cusack, actress * Sinead Desmond, TV presenter * Sinead Keenan, actress * Sinead Matthews, actress *

Sinéad Moynihan Sinéad Bernadette Moynihan (born March 1982 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English model and actress, best known for her roles as Ashley Webb in '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', Beth Clement in ''Hollyoaks'', and Abby Jones in ''How Not to Live ...

, model and actress *

Sinéad Noonan Sinéad Noonan (born 1987) is an Irish former model and actress who won Miss Ireland 2008.Sinéad Burke Sinéad Burke (born 1990) is an Irish writer, academic and disability activist, popular for her TED talk 'Why design should include everyone'. She is the Director of consulting organisatio'Tilting the Lens' working to raise the baseline standard ...

, writer, academic, influencer *

Sinéad de Valera Sinéad de Valera (; 3 June 1878 – 7 January 1975) was an Irish author of a number of children's books in both Irish and English. She was married to Taoiseach and third president of Ireland, Éamon de Valera. Background She was born Jane O'Fl ...

, children's book author * Sinead Farrington, British particle physicist * Sinéad Gleeson, author and book editor * Sinéad Griffin, Irish physicist *

Sinéad Morrissey Sinéad Morrissey (born 24 April 1972 in Portadown, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish poet. In January 2014 she won the T. S. Eliot Prize for her fifth collection ''Parallax'' and in 2017 she won the Forward Prize for Poetry for her sixth coll ...

, poet *

Sinéad Ní Neachtain Sinéad Ní Neachtain (born 1977) is an Irish editor. Ní Neachtain is a former editor of ''Galway Now'' magazine. A native of Inverin, she is part of a family of five. She re-located to Boston, Massachusetts with her family when she was ten y ...

, magazine editor * Sinéad Sheppard, dancer

Fictional characters

* Sinead O'Connor, in the TV series ''Hollyoaks'', played by Stephanie Davis * Sinead Tinker, in the TV series ''Coronation Street'', played by Katie McGlynn

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