Shannon

The name Shannon originated in Ireland and is directly linked to the River Shannon, the island's longest river. The name is a combination of Irish "sean" "old, wise" and "abhainn" "river". Shannon is now used as a first name for both males and females. A common misconception is that the word Shannon means wise when in fact it is really named after the river. [cite web
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The name Shannon was once only a masculine name. The popularity of the name Shannon as a boy's name slowly declined as the 20th century brought more liking to naming girls Shannon instead of only boys. This trend started between the 1960's and the 1990's. Parents began to lose interest in naming their sons Shannon, and began naming their daughters Shannon instead. Other forms of Shannon are Shanan, Shanen, Shannan, Shannen and Shanon. [http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Shannon]

Shannon can also be a short form of 'Shanahan', a variant of the Irish masculine name Seanán, which means "little wise person" or "small but wise". [cite web
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"Shannon" can refer to the following:

Shannon

The name has relatives Shane, Shayne and Sian .

People

urname

* Bob Shannon, wrote first bulletin board system (BBS) for the Commodore VIC-20
* Bob Shannon (WCBS-FM), radio personality
* Claude Elwood Shannon, information theorist
* Darryl Shannon, former NHL player
* David Shannon, author
* Del Shannon, rock singer/songwriter
* Frederick A. Shannon, herpetologist
* James Shannon, Democratic politician from Massachusetts
* James Jebusa Shannon, Anglo-American painter
* Mike Shannon, former American baseball player, sportscaster
* Mark Shannon, notable photographer, descendant of Michael M. Shannon
* Molly Shannon, actress on "Saturday Night Live"
* Paul Shannon, television presenter
* Peter Shannon, christian singer, composer, musician
* Randy Shannon, football coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes
* Scott Shannon, radio personality
* Sharon Shannon, Irish musician
* Steve Shannon, prominent engineering student at "The University of Massachusetts Darmouth"
* T. Sean Shannon, comedy writer
* Terry Shannon, computer technology journalist
* Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
* William V. Shannon, former editor of the "New York Times"

First name

* Shannon (singer), real name Brenda Shannon Greene
* Shannon Barnes, first grade teacher
* Marty Wilde, pseudonym "Shannon", real name Reginald Leonard Smith
* Shannon Bramer, Canadian poet
* Shannon Burke, GSA Sotball MVP, world-famous innovative environmentalist, and golfer.
* Shannen Doherty, American actress
* Shannon Elizabeth, American actress
* Shannon Hale, an author known for young-adult fiction
* Shannon Hoon, lead singer of the band Blind Melon
* Shannon Larkin, drummer of the American Godsmack
* Shannon Leto, drummer of 30 Seconds to Mars
* Shannon Lee, Actress, daughter of Bruce Lee
* Shannon Lively, teenage actor
* Shannon Lucid, US Astronaut
* Shannon Martinson, Famous Skywarn storm spotter, North Dakota Choir and FBLA Member
* Shannon Matthews, the child concerned in the Disappearance of Shannon Matthews
* Shannon Miller, American Olympic gymnast
* Shannon Moore, professional wrestler
* Shannon Noll, Australian rock singer
* Shannon Rempel, Canadian speed skater
* Shannon Rutherford, fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost.
* Shannon Sharpe, anAmerican football player
* Shannon Spruill, a professional wrestler who has performed as "Shannon"
* Shannon Stewart (baseball player)
* Shannon Stewart (model), runner-up on "America's Next Top Model", Cycle 1
* Shannon Stewart (Playmate), "Playboy" model
* Shannon Lee Tweed, actress
* Shannon Bex, member of American girl group Danity Kane

Alternative spellings

* Shannen Doherty
* Shannyn Sossamon

Entertainment

* "Shannon (1960s TV series)", a short-lived 1960s American television series
* "Shannon (1980s TV series)", a short-lived 1980s American television series starring Kevin Dobson
* "Shannon", a song released in 1976 by Henry Gross about Beach Boy Carl Wilson's deceased dog
* "Shannon's Mob", a 1970s Australian television series

Other

* River Shannon, Ireland's longest river
* Shannon International Airport, an airport in Ireland
* Shannon, County Clare, a town in Ireland
* Shannon, a town in New Zealand.
* HMS "Shannon", several naval ships
* Shannon Development, a development company in Ireland
* Shannon (Formula One), a defunct Formula One constructor
* Shannon RFC, rugby club in Limerick
* Shannon index of biodiversity
* Shannon's Way, a novel by Scottish author A. J. Cronin
* The bit, a unit of information, is also known as a "shannon" after Claude E. Shannon.

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