Shannon
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| Shannon | |
| Gender: | Male & Female |
|---|---|
| Origin: | Irish |
| Meaning: | wise river |
The name Shannon originated in Ireland and is directly linked to the country's longest river. Shannon is now used as a first name for both males and females. The name of the river is a combination of Irish sean "old, wise" and abhainn "river". [1]
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". [2]
Shannon can refer to the following:
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[edit] People
[edit] Surname
- 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
- Molly Shannon, actress on Saturday Night Live
- Paul Shannon, television presenter
- Randy Shannon, football coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes
- Scott Shannon, radio personality
- Sharon Shannon, Irish musician
- 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
[edit] First name
- Shannon (singer), real name Brenda Shannon Greene
- 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 Lively, teenage actor.
- 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 Rutherford, fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost.
- Shannon Sharpe, former American 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Other
- 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.
