Sivan

/S-IH-V-AA-N/

Girl Jewish Hebrew origin JewishIsraeli

The third Hebrew month (May-June) — Sivan (Hebrew סיון) is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, the month in which Shavuot falls and the giving of the Torah is celebrated. Used as a girl name (occasionally boy) for daughters born in this month, but also more broadly.

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Meaning & origin

Sivan is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Jewish families. The name means "The third Hebrew month (May-June) — Sivan (Hebrew סיון) is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, the month in which Shavuot falls and the giving of the Torah is celebrated. Used as a girl name (occasionally boy) for daughters born in this month, but also more broadly." and belongs to the Joy cluster — names that celebrate happiness and lightness of spirit.

Common among Jewish, Israeli, American families, Sivan carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Sivan

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Sivan resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
2
harmony and partnership
Chaldean
7
introspection and spiritual wisdom

How Sivan sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Sivan breaks down into 5 phonemes: /S-IH-V-AA-N/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Sivan — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

Siv

The six signals, applied to Sivan

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01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 2) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Sivan flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Joy
Sivan belongs to the Joy cluster — names that celebrate happiness and lightness of spirit.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Jewish
As a Jewish name, Sivan carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Sivan is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Sivan

If Sivan resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Jewish girl names, common in Jewish families

Sarah
Princess, noblewoman, the matriarch who laughed when God promised her a son — Sarah is the first matriarch of Israel, the woman who bore Isaac in her old age and whose laughter at the announcement became part of sacred history. Her name carries royal dignity, the joy of the impossible made real, and the faith to keep walking toward a promise that logic says cannot be fulfilled
Anna
Grace, favour — the most universal European girl name. From Anna Karenina to Anna Magnani, it never ages, never fades.
Eliana
My God has answered, the child who arrived as the response to years of prayer — Eliana combines 'El' (God) with 'ana' (answered), declaring that this daughter's existence is proof that God listens
Hannah
Grace, favour, the mother who prayed so fervently the priest thought she was drunk — Hannah in 1 Samuel is the childless woman who wept before God at Shiloh until the priest Eli mistook her moving lips for intoxication. Her son Samuel became Israel's greatest prophet

Sharing the same meaning

Other Jewish girl names from the Joy cluster

Abigail
My father's joy, the source of a father's delight
Naomi
Pleasant, delightful, the sweetness of a life well-lived
Shira
Song, poetry, the music that rises when the spirit overflows — Shira is the Hebrew word for song, and in Jewish tradition the great songs of scripture mark the moments when human joy is too large for speech and bursts into melody

Names that sound similar

Jewish girl names that open with the same syllables as Sivan

Sigal
Violet flower — Sigal (Hebrew sigāl, 'violet') names a girl after the small fragrant violet, common in Israeli botanical naming since the mid-20th century. A modern Hebrew floral name with growing American Jewish usage.
Shoshana
Lily, the white blossom — Shoshana (Hebrew shōshannah) is the original Hebrew name that gave English its 'Susan'. The biblical Susanna of Daniel 13 carries the same root. A foundational Hebrew female name with deep liturgical heritage.
Shaina
Beautiful — Shaina (Yiddish sheyn, 'beautiful') is a Yiddish-derived Hebrew name common in American Ashkenazi Jewish families. The Yiddish-Ashkenazi tradition contributes a distinct strand of Jewish female naming alongside the Hebrew biblical names.

Common questions about Sivan

What does the name Sivan mean?

Sivan means "The third Hebrew month (May-June) — Sivan (Hebrew סיון) is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, the month in which Shavuot falls and the giving of the Torah is celebrated. Used as a girl name (occasionally boy) for daughters born in this month, but also more broadly.." It is a girl name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Jewish families.

Is Sivan a boy or girl name?

Sivan is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Sivan?

Sivan is of Hebrew origin, used in Jewish tradition, commonly among Jewish, Israeli, American families.

What are common nicknames for Sivan?

Common short forms of Sivan include Siv.

What is the numerology of Sivan?

Sivan has a Pythagorean destiny number of 2 — harmony and partnership.

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