# Shannon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʃænən/ · frequency rank #10,275

## Definitions
1. The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.
2. A town in County Clare, Ireland, at the mouth of that river, and its nearby international airport.
3. A sea area, to the west of Ireland, centred on the estuary of this river.
4. A small town in Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand.
5. A locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.
6. A surname from Irish of Irish origin, variant of Shanahan, anglicised from Ó Seanaigh (“descendant of a person named Old”).
7. A unisex given name transferred from the surname or place name (from the river); first used in the USA in early 20th century, and only recently in Ireland.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Sionainn.

## Easily confused with
- **Sharon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shannon-vs-sharon)
- **Stanton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shannon-vs-stanton)
- **Swanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shannon-vs-swanson)
- **Scanlon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanlon-vs-shannon)
- **Shandong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shandong-vs-shannon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsannon`, `sahnnon`, `shannno`, `shannonn`, `shanon`, `shanonn`, `shhannon`, `shnanon`, `sshannon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shannon