Sinéad

Sinéad (/ʃɪˈneɪd/ shin-AYD, Irish: [ˈʃɪnʲeːd̪ˠ, ʃɪˈnʲeːd̪ˠ]) is an Irish feminine name. It is derived from the French Jeanette, which is cognate to the English Janet, itself a feminine form of the Hebrew Yohannan, "God forgave/God gratified". In English, Sinéad is also commonly spelled Sinead and less commonly Snead. The name is generally translated into English as either Jane or Jennifer, or as the Scottish female name Jean.

For the song by symphonic metal band Within Temptation, see Sinéad (song).

Notable people and characters with the name include:

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