Sadhbh (name)
 Illustration of Sadb by Arthur Rackham, 1910 | |
| Pronunciation | English: /saÉȘv/ SYVE Connacht Irish: ['sË aËw] Munster Irish: ['sË ÉivË ] Ulster Irish: ['sË aËwÉ][1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Proto-Celtic *sĆÄdĆÄ |
| Meaning | Sweet-lovely |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Irish diaspora |
| Other names | |
| Related names | SaidhbhĂn (diminutive)[2] |
Sadhbh (Old Irish: Sadb, anglicised Sive) is an Irish feminine personal name.[3] Derived from Proto-Celtic *swÄdwÄ '(the) sweet and lovely (lady)',[4] the name is cognate with the initial elements in the attested Gallic names Suadu-gena and Suadu-rix and with Sanskrit svÄdĂș-, Ancient Greek áŒĄÎŽÏÏ (hÄdĂœs), Latin suÄvis (compare Suada), Tocharian B swÄre and Modern English sweet.
The town Cahersiveen in County Kerry roughly translates to 'The Fortress of Little Sadhbh'.
The Whiteboys, a secret agrarian organisation in 18th century Ireland, referred to themselves as "Queen Sive Oultagh's children" ("Sive" or "Sieve Oultagh" being anglicised from the Irish Sadhbh Amhaltach, or Ghostly Sally).[5] This likely stemmed from the tradition of personifying Ireland as a woman and its people as her children, and was used alongside other women's names as intimidating pseudonyms on Whiteboy letters.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Sadhbh McGrath
- Sadhbh Nic Donnchadh, daughter of Donnchadh, King of Ossory and wife of Ard-RĂ Donnachadh mac Flann Sionna; patroness of Saighir
- Sadhbh O'Sullivan, member of the band The Isohels
- "Sadhbh Trinseach", name adopted by Irish nationalist artist Cesca Chenevix Trench
- Sadhbh Bean UĂ Mailchonaire
In fiction
[edit]- In Irish mythology, Sadhbh (or Saba) was the mother of OisĂn by Fionn mac Cumhail
- Sadb ingen Chuinn was a daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles, a High King of Ireland
- Sive, a 1959 play by John B. Keane and also the name of its lead character
- Traditional Irish sean-nĂłs song, Sadhbh NĂ Bhruinneallaigh [7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- â "Page:Quiggin Dialect of Donegal 0052.png - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- â Irish Names and Surnames by Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923
- â Ă SĂ©aghdha, Darach (3 March 2022). "The Irish For: The rise of RĂan - the latest baby names in Ireland". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- â Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch page 1039; Delamarre 284; Ellis Evans 1967: 258; Meid 2005: 206f.
- â Kenny, Kevin (1998). Making Sense of the Molly Maguires. Oxford University Press. pp. 9.
- â Donnelly, James (March 1978). "The Whiteboy Movement, 1761-5". Irish Historical Studies. 21 (81). Cambridge University Press: 24â26. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- â "Sadhbh NĂ Bhruinneallaigh lyrics and chords - SongsInIrish.com". SongsInIrish.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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