Sadbh

rhymes with five
Irish
"sweet; goodly"

Sadbh Origin and Meaning

The name Sadbh is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "sweet; goodly".

Sadbh is the modern Irish form of the more streamlined but equally confusing Sadb or Sadhbh: these names are pronounced to rhyme with five. In Irish mythology Sadb or Sadbh or Sadhbh, a goddess lover of Finn McCool's, was turned into a deer only to vanish and (somewhere in there) give birth to Oisin.

Sadbh Popularity

Famous People Named Sadbh

  • Sadhbh O'SullivanIrish rock musician
  • Sadhbh Walshefilmmaker and columnist for The Guardian

Sadbh in Pop Culture

  • Sadhbh Ni BhruinneallaighIrish 'sean,nós' song
  • Diminutive: Saidhbhín / Saibhín (sighveen)