Siobhán Parkinson: Hello, My name is Siobhán Parkinson. The name Parkinson originates in Lancashire in the north of England. It means son of Peterkin. My first name is trickier. Siobhán is Irish. In fact, it's in a language we call Irish or Gaelic. But, it's also an international name. In English, it would be Joan or Joanne. In French, Jan. In Italian, Jovanna.

In Irish, it's Siobhán. In the Irish language, the combination S and I makes a shu sound. The combination B and H makes a vu sound. The little mark you see over the letter A is a length mark which means it's a long oh rather than an ah. The N is easy. Then, for the O, that's just thrown in to fool you.