Baby name
RISING
🇮🇪 Séadna
/SHAY · nah/
Meaning
“Possibly treasure or valuable possession”
Irish Gaelic masculine name of disputed meaning. Possibly from Irish séad, meaning 'treasure' or 'a valuable possession' (from Old Irish sét, 'object of value, chattel'). The name is also widely known from Séadna, Peadar Ua Laoghaire's 1904 novel about a cobbler who makes a bargain with the devil, a story related to the Faust legend.
Vibe
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How it ages.
A rare, literary Irish name with folklore roots that feels distinctive without feeling invented.
The cultural moment.
Rare in Ireland; ranked 348th among boys born in 2025, with 11 babies given the name that year.