Sadhbh (name)
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Illustration of Sadb by Arthur Rackham, 1910
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsaɪv/ Irish: [ˈsˠɐɪvˠ] |
| Gender | Female |
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| Word/name | Proto-Celtic *sŭādŭā |
| Meaning | Sweet-lovely |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Irish diaspora |
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| Related names | Saidhbhín (diminutive)[1] |
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Sadhbh (also spelled Sadb, Saibh, Sadbh, Sadhb; anglicised Sive or Saeve) is an Irish feminine personal name. Derived from Proto-Celtic *sŭādŭā '(the) sweet and lovely (lady)',[2] 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.
Notable people
- Sadhbh Nic Donnchadh, daughter of Donnchadh, King of Ossory and wife of Ard-Rí 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
In fiction
- Sadhbh
- Sadb ingen Chuinn
- Sive, a 1959 play by John B. Keane and also the name of its lead character
- Sadbh is the real name of the protagonist, "Saffy", in Ella Griffin's 2011 novel Postcards from the Heart
References
- ↑ Irish Names and Surnames by Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923
- ↑ Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch page 1039; Delamarre 284; Ellis Evans 1967: 258; Meid 2005: 206f.
