What does Shannon mean?

Definitions for Shannon
ˈʃæn ənshan·non

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Shannon, Claude Shannon, Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannonnoun

    United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)

Wiktionary

  1. Shannonnoun

    The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.

  2. Shannonnoun

    of origin, variant of Shanahan, anglicised from Ó Seanaigh.

  3. Shannonnoun

    derived from the river; first used in the USA in early 20th century, and only recently in Ireland.

  4. Shannonnoun

    The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean

  5. Shannonnoun

    A town in Ireland at the mouth of that river, and its nearby international airport.

  6. Shannonnoun

    A sea area, to the west of Ireland, centred on the estuary of this river.

  7. Shannonnoun

    A small town in Horowhenua District, North Island, New Zealand.

  8. Shannonnoun

    A surname of Irish origin, variant of Shanahan, anglicised from Ó Seanaigh.

  9. Shannonnoun

    A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

    Captain Samuel Shannon is frequently mentioned in the public records, and he had something more than a local reputation. He must have been very popular, as the name "Shannon" as a Christian name is so common throughout the valley as to be noticeable.

  10. Shannonnoun

    A female given name transferred from the place name; first used in the USA in early 20th century, and only recently in Ireland.

    Everything in my life is okay except I have this terrible problem with my sister Shannon. I'm spelling her name the way most people would. She spells it Sionna ever since the priest told us that's the real Irish way to spell it. It's the name of a river and a goddess. Shanny doesn't think she's a river. She's really Shannon Marie.

ChatGPT

  1. shannon

    Shannon is most commonly referred to in the context of Claude Shannon, an American mathematician and electrical engineer known as "the father of modern digital communication and information theory." He formulated the concept of channel capacity and established a theoretical basis for digital communication. In a different context, Shannon can also refer to a city in Ireland or a river in Australia. It may also be used as a personal name. But in science and information theory, it usually refers to concepts or measurements related to Claude Shannon's work, such as Shannon entropy - a measure of uncertainty or information.

Wikidata

  1. Shannon

    Shannon Brenda Greene, better known by the mononym Shannon, is an American recording artist and singer/songwriter. She is possibly best known for her million-selling record single "Let the Music Play". Her albums include Let the Music Play, released in 1984, followed by Do You Wanna Get Away in 1985 and Love Goes All the Way in 1986. In 1999, Shannon appeared in a segment of VH1's One-Hit Wonders, and returned to music with her fourth album, The Best is Yet to Come, which was released in 2000. The album was followed by a compilation album released in 2004, Let The Music Play: The Best of Shannon. Shannon's most recent album is A Beauty Returns, released in 2007.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Shannon

    the first river of Ireland, and largest in the British Islands, rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains, Co. Cavan; flows in a south-westerly direction through Loughs Allen, Ree, and Derg, besides forming several lough expansions, to Limerick, whence it turns due W., and opens out on the Atlantic in a wide estuary between Kerry (S.) and Clare (N.); has an entire course of 254 m., and is navigable to Lough Allen, a distance of 213 m.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SHANNON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shannon is ranked #752 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Shannon surname appeared 46,147 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 16 would have the surname Shannon.

    75.1% or 34,684 total occurrences were White.
    19.5% or 9,003 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 1,089 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 937 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 249 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.4% or 185 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shannon in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shannon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Shannon in a Sentence

  1. Terrell Owens:

    I ’m dead serious, Shannon, I ’ll knock him out, because there would be so much pent-up [ rage ].

  2. Shannon Burns:

    I've been involved in Republican politics in this area for 20 years or more and I have never seen a circumstance when Shannon Burns have 110 members together and they all agree on a topic.

  3. Mandy Pifer:

    I had a very intimate conversation with both of them. And it was nice. I felt like they were very present, they were listening to what I said. They were curious about Shannon, about our relationship.

  4. Jill Ellis:

    Shannon Boxx and Abby Wambach are so diverse in attack, they all have tremendous assets and experience and Shannon Boxx and Abby Wambach are really stacked at that position, shannon Boxx and Abby Wambach have proven goal scorers, great options and it is certainly one of our strengths.

  5. Ed Markey:

    I was very disappointed at the Democratic National Committees refusal to hold a debate on climate change for our presidential candidates, so today Im challenging Congressman Joe Kennedy, Shannon Liss-Riordan and Steve Pemberton to a climate change debate, and to do it very soon.

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