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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
Notice:BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy...
Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

319.0. "Spelling: Shevon? Chiobahn?" by SSVAX::MARGOLIS () Thu Dec 01 1988 12:13

    I have seen various spelling for the Irish girl's name
    Shevon, Chiobahn, etc.
    
    Please help with "correct" spelling?
    
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319.1Either way?BITS1::HAGENThu Dec 01 1988 15:031
	It's probably either way, like Sean and Shawn.
319.2VLNVAX::OSTIGUYThu Dec 01 1988 15:136
    I've seen it spelt something like    SIOHBAN     I don't think
    that entirely correct, but it's real close.  There's a note in
    the file with that spelling also.  I don't know the note #
    
    Anna
    
319.3SIOBHANRUTLND::SWITCHBOARDThu Dec 01 1988 15:265
	I've seen it spelled  SIOBHAN.  Years ago when I was competing
    
    in Irish Step dancing all Siobhan's I knew spelled it this way.
    
    Write them all out and see which one you like best !
319.4SiobhainEGAV01::NKINGMon Dec 05 1988 10:169
    My friend has just had a little girl and called her
    "SIOBHAIN" This is the proper Gaelic spelling, it
    is the Irish for Julie or Julia
    The choice is your to drop the "I"
    
    Hope this helps
    
    Noreen
    
319.5THanks!!SSVAX::MARGOLISMon Dec 05 1988 11:414
    Thanks to all for your replies - I am new to "NOTES" and the
    response is encouraging!
    Kelly
    
319.6Charvonne/CharviPARITY::STACIECult of PersonalityWed Jan 04 1989 11:155
    I know a woman whose name is Charvonne.
    
    I also know a Charvi (pronounced Shar'-vi)
    
    Stacie
319.7More on SiobhanATLAST::ANDERSONGive me a U, give me a T...Tue Feb 14 1989 00:2525
	My dictionary (Dunkling and Gosling) lists "Siobhan" as the
	correct -- i.e., Gaelic -- spelling.  It also, however,
	lists some of the following variants:

	  Shavon
	  Shavone
	  Shavonne
	  Shevon
	  Shivohn
	  Shevonne
	  Chavon
	  Chavonne
	  Chevon
	  Chevonne
	  Chivone

	Like all Irish names (Sean/Shawn was a good example), it's a
	losing battle trying to keep the original spelling.  When it
	comes to names, spelling usually follows pronunciation.  My
	dictionary lists Shavon and Shavonne as the variants that
	will most likely become standard.

	BTW, it's Irish for Joan.

		-- Cliff
319.8***SWAPO::WAGNERFri Oct 06 1989 14:453
    My brother and his wife just named their little girl Devon Siobhan.
    Very different!  I liked their original choice Nicolette!