About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Fox, Shannagh
- Variants
- Sionach
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
An old Gaelic by-name and personal name. Sionnach Ua Catharnaigh ('the Fox') was a 12th-century chief of Teffia, and his descendants took 'Fox' as their hereditary surname.
The story behind Sionnach
Used as a personal name for cunning warriors; preserved in the surname Sionnach (Fox).
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; descriptive name.
Did you know?
From the Irish word for fox.
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