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'''Sadhbh''' (also spelled '''Sadb''', '''Saibh''', '''Sadhb'''; Anglicised '''Sive''' or '''Saeve''') is an Irish feminine personal name. Derived from [[Proto-Celtic]] *''sŭādŭā'' ‘the sweet and lovely (lady)’ ([[adjective]]) <ref>[[Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch]] page 1039; Delamarre 284; Ellis Evans 1967: 258; Meid 2005: 206f.</ref>, the name is cognate with the initial elements in the attested [[Gaulish language|Gallic]] names ''Suadu-gena'' and ''Suadu-rix'' and with [[Sanskrit]] ''svādú-'', [[Greek language|Ancient Greek]] ''hedýs'', [[Latin language|Latin]] ''suāvis'', [[Tocharian B]] ''swāre'' and [[English language|Modern English]] ''sweet''. |
'''Sadhbh''' (also spelled '''Sadb''', '''Saibh''', '''Sadhb'''; Anglicised '''Sive''' or '''Saeve'''; pronounced as ''Sheev'') is an Irish feminine personal name. Derived from [[Proto-Celtic]] *''sŭādŭā'' ‘the sweet and lovely (lady)’ ([[adjective]]) <ref>[[Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch]] page 1039; Delamarre 284; Ellis Evans 1967: 258; Meid 2005: 206f.</ref>, the name is cognate with the initial elements in the attested [[Gaulish language|Gallic]] names ''Suadu-gena'' and ''Suadu-rix'' and with [[Sanskrit]] ''svādú-'', [[Greek language|Ancient Greek]] ''hedýs'', [[Latin language|Latin]] ''suāvis'', [[Tocharian B]] ''swāre'' and [[English language|Modern English]] ''sweet''. |
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| Pronunciation | Irish: [ˈsˠɐɪvˠ] English: /ˈsaɪv/ |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Proto-Celtic sŭādŭā |
| Meaning | Sweet-lovely |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Irish diaspora |
Sadhbh (also spelled Sadb, Saibh, Sadhb; Anglicised Sive or Saeve; pronounced as Sheev) is an Irish feminine personal name. Derived from Proto-Celtic *sŭādŭā ‘the sweet and lovely (lady)’ (adjective) [1], 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, Tocharian B swāre and Modern English sweet.
People
In fiction
- Sadhbh
- Sadb ingen Chuinn
- Sive is a play by John B. Keane and also the name of its lead character.
Notable people
- Sadhbh O'Sullivan, member of band The Isohels
- "Sadhbh Trinseach", name adopted by illustrator Cesca Chenevix Trench
- ^ Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch page 1039; Delamarre 284; Ellis Evans 1967: 258; Meid 2005: 206f.