Shannon 86833 225800950 2008-07-15T13:44:53Z Fieldday-sunday 6803532 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/212.57.236.22|212.57.236.22]] to last version by Accounting4Taste (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Shannon''' |- ! Gender: | Male & Female |- ! Origin: | Irish |- ! Meaning: | ''wise river'' |- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}} |} The name '''Shannon''' originated in [[Ireland]] and is directly linked to the country's longest [[River Shannon|river]]. Shannon is now used as a first name for both males and females. The name of the river is a combination of [[Irish language|Irish]] ''sean'' "old, wise" and ''abhainn'' "river". <ref> {{cite web | last =Behind the Name | title =Shannon | url =http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=shannon | accessdate =2007-05-13 }} </ref> '''Shannon''' can also be a short form of 'Shanahan', a variant of the [[Irish language|Irish]] masculine name [[Seanán]], which means "little wise person" or "small but wise". <ref> {{cite web | last =Behind the Name | title =Seanán | url =http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=seana10n | accessdate = 2007-05-13 }} </ref> ''Shannon'' can refer to the following: == Shannon == ==People== ===Surname=== * [[Bob Shannon]], wrote first bulletin board system (BBS) for the Commodore VIC-20 * [[Bob Shannon (WCBS-FM)]], radio personality * [[Claude Shannon|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 * [[Peter Shannon]], christian singer, composer, musician * [[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'' ===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 Rempel]], Canadian speed skater * [[Shannon Rutherford]], fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost. * [[Shannon Sharpe]], anAmerican 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 * [[Shannon Bex]], member of American girl group [[Danity Kane]] ==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 [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boy]] [[Carl Wilson]]'s deceased dog * ''Shannon's Mob'', a 1970s Australian television series ==Other== * [[HMS Shannon|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 Shannon|Claude E. Shannon]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:Irish surnames]] [[de:Shannon (Name)]] [[sk:Shannon]] [[zh:香農]]