Sheridan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sheridan

What is the meaning of the name Sheridan ?

The baby name Sheridan is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃɛrɪdən/ (SHER-i-dən).

Sheridan is Irish in Origin.

Sheridan is an Irish surname turned given name, from Gaelic Ó Sirideáin/Ó Sirideán, meaning "descendant of Sirideán." The personal name Sirideán is linked to the verb sireadh/sirid, "to seek, to search," yielding the sense "searcher" or "seeker." As a first name, Sheridan thus carries connotations of curiosity and pursuit.

As a forename it gained traction in the English-speaking world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, buoyed by admiration for Union General Philip Sheridan and the literary fame surrounding the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, both bearers of the surname. Usage is unisex; in the United States and Australia it has skewed female since the late 20th century, while in Ireland it remains chiefly a family name. Variant spellings include Sheriden and Sherridan; short forms and nicknames include Sher, Sherry, and Shez. Related surnominal forms are O'Sheridan and the Gaelic Ó Sirideáin.