answers.input_text: short
answers.span_text: God forgave / God gratified
questions: what is the meaning of the name sinead
name: Sinéad
contexts: Sinéad ( / ʃɪˈneɪd / shi - NADE ; Irish pronunciation : ( ˈʃɪnjeːd̪ɣ ) or ( ʃɪˈnjeːd̪ɣ ) ) , is an Irish feminine name . It is derived from the French Jeanette , which is cognate to the English Janet , itself a feminine form of the Hebrew Yohannan , `` God forgave / God gratified '' . In English , Sinéad is also commonly spelled Sinead . The name is generally translated into English as either Jane or Jennifer , or as the female version of the Scottish name Jean .