Sheridan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Sheridan \

, also used as girl's name Sheridan, is pronounced SHARE-a-den. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "seeker". From Sirideain. Critic Sheridan Morley; playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Civil War General Philip Sheridan.

Sheridan has 3 variant forms: Sheredan, Sheridon and Sherridan.

For more information, see also the related name Sherrerd.

Sheridan is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1572 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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