Shannon - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Shannon \sh(an)-non\ is pronounced SHAN-en. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "old, ancient". The name of a prominent river, county, and airport in Ireland, used as a given name in this century. Football player Shannon Sharpe.

Shannon has 5 variant forms: Shanan, Shanen, Shannan, Shannen and Shanon.

For more information, see also the related name Tannon.

Baby names that sound like Shannon are Channon and Chanan.

Shannon is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Shannon. Click here to compare Shannon with related baby names.