Entry № 8979 · Irish origin

Sadhbh Sadhbh — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SIVE /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Irish
Meaning
"Sweetness (Oisín's mother)"
Syllables
1
First recorded
Ancient (Irish)

A name that means "sweetness (oisín's mother)".

Sadhbh (pronounced "sive") is the Old Irish word for "sweetness" or "goodness." In Irish mythology, Sadhbh was the wife of Fionn mac Cumhaill and mother of Oisín — transformed into a deer by a druid's curse. She is one of the central figures of the Fenian Cycle.

Among the most popular feminine names in modern Ireland.

Sweetness. Fionn mac Cumhaill's wife, Oisín's mother.

The name in its native script.

Sadhbh
Transliteration
Sadhbh
Pronunciation
/ saɪv /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sadhbh stands.

Sadhbh does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Sadhbhs before her.

Real people
Sadhbh
Common modern Irish name.
In fiction
Sadhbh
Oisín's mother.
Fenian Cycle

Names connected to Sadhbh.

The number behind Sadhbh.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Sadhbh reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.