Sheeran

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/ˈʃɪəɹən/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Sírín →
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Meanings

proper nounSheeran (plural Sheerans)

plural Sheerans

  1. A surname from Irish.

    Singer Ed Sheeran is facing the biggest controversy of his career after a storm over a decision to drop support act Macklemore from his US stadium tour following the rapper's on-stage pro-Palestinian comments.

    2026 September 16, Mark Savage, “How being music's Mr Nice Guy contributed to biggest crisis of Ed Sheeran's career”, in BBC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Síoráin
  2. IrishÓ Sírín
  3. EnglishSheeran

From O'Sheeran, an Anglicisation of the Irish Ó Sírín or Irish Ó Síoráin.

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Cite this entry
APA

Sheeran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sheeran

MLA

“Sheeran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sheeran. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sheeran,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sheeran.

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