Shannon

English Etymology en :bor ga:Sionainn + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈʃænən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shannon.wav Southern England en ænən 2 Proper noun s en The longest <<river>> in the British Isles, which flows through <<c/Ireland>> into the Atlantic Ocean. en town co/Clare c/Ireland, at the mouth of that river, and its nearby international airport. A sea area, to the west of Ireland, centred on the estuary of this river. en small town dist/Horowhenua r/Manawatū-Whanganui isl/North Island c/New Zealand. en locality council:Suf/Central Highlands central s/Tasmania c/Australia. en Irish of en ga - origin, variant of Shanahan, anglicised from ga Ó Seanaigh descendant of a person named Old. en unisex surnames,place names (from the river); first used in the USA in early 20th century, and only recently in Ireland. en 1896 Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania C.M.Busch, state printer 283 Captain Samuel Shannon is frequently mentioned in the public records, and he had something more than a local reputation. He must have been very popular, as the name "Shannon" as a Christian name is so common throughout the valley as to be noticeable. en 2005 Andrew M. Greeley; Mary G. Durkin The Book of Love 193–194 Macmillan 0312878389 Everything in my life is okay except I have this terrible problem with my sister Shannon. I'm spelling her name the way most people would. She spells it Sionna ever since the priest told us that's the real Irish way to spell it. It's the name of a river and a goddess. Shanny doesn't think she's a river. She's really Shannon Marie. Konstantin Toropin A woman found an unfinished, 20-year-old quilt and complete strangers are helping piece it together https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/us/internet-helps-finish-quilt-trnd 2019-10-25 Shannon Downey goes for the unfinished stitching projects. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029002936/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/us/internet-helps-finish-quilt-trnd/ en Cecelio Padilla California's "Leno's Law" signed, expanding classic car smog exemptions w:CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-lenos-law-classic-car-smog/ 2026-09-16 The law was jointly authored by state Sens. Dave Cortese, a San Jose Democrat, and Shannon Grove, a Bakersfield Republican. https://web.archive.org/web/20260918211743/https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-lenos-law-classic-car-smog/ Derived terms en Shannonian Shannon information Carrick-on-Shannon Shannon Brook Shannon capacity Shannon coding Shannon County Shannon encoding Shannon entropy Shannon limit Shannon stopover Shannon Vale Translations river Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 香農河 Xiāngnóng Hé Irish: ga Sionainn f An tSionainn Manx: gv Shannon f Yn Çhannon Marathi: mr शॅनन f Russian: ru Ше́ннон m References NZ Topo Map Anagrams en ahnnnos Hannons en Airports