Shannon

  1. Proper noun.  (rivers) The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. Proper noun.  (surname, from Irish) of (etyl, ga) origin, variant of Shanahan, anglicised from (term, Ó Seanaigh) .
  3. Proper noun.  (chiefly, US) (given name, male) , from the surname or from the river.
  4. Proper noun.  (given name, female) derived from the river; first used in the USA in early 20th century, and only recently in Ireland.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.