Siwan - Meaning of Siwan

What does Siwan mean?

[ 2 syll. si-wan, siw-an ] The baby girl name Siwan is pronounced -SHIYWaaN †. Siwan's language of origin is Hebrew and it is predominantly used in Welsh. The name was borne by the illegitimate daughter of King John of England, who was also known as Joan, Lady of Wales. She married Llywelyn the Great of Wales in the early 13th century, and was the subject of the Saunders Lewis play Siwan (1956), which was in the Welsh language. The play, together with its subsequent English translation in 1960, led to a revival of the name in Wales.

Siwan is a Welsh form of the English Joan.

Variant forms inherit the origin and meaning of the name Siwan.

See also the related categories, daughter, hebrew, english, england, and welsh.

Siwan is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Siwan include Saaman, Sajnee, Sajney, Sajni, Sajnie, Sajny, Sama, Samee, Sameh, Samey, Sami, Samie, Samine, Sammee, Sammeh, Sammey, Sammi, Sammie, Sammy, and Samone.

† English pronunciation for Siwan: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"



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