&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Saba.jpg) Illustration of Sadb by Arthur Rackham, 1910 | |
| Pronunciation | English: /saɪv/ SYVE Connacht Irish: ['sˠaːw] Munster Irish: ['sˠəivˠ] Ulster Irish: ['sˠaːwə][1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Proto-Celtic *sŭādŭā |
| Meaning | Sweet-lovely |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Irish diaspora |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Saidhbhín (diminutive)[2] |
Sadhbh (Old Irish: Sadb, anglicised Sive) is an Irish feminine personal name.[3] Derived from Proto-Celtic *swādwā '(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 svādú-, Ancient Greek hedýs, Latin suāvis (compare Suada), Tocharian B swāre 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]
- ^ "Page:Quiggin Dialect of Donegal 0052.png - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Irish Names and Surnames by Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923
- ^ Ó Séaghdha, Darach (3 March 2022). "The Irish For: The rise of Rían - the latest baby names in Ireland". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch page 1039; Delamarre 284; Ellis Evans 1967: 258; Meid 2005: 206f.
- ^ Kenny, Kevin (1998). Making Sense of the Molly Maguires. Oxford University Press. pp. 9.