Shannon McNeill: Hello. My name is Shannon McNeill. It is an Irish name and I didn't always like it when I was younger. I felt that the M-C-N part of my last name was difficult to say. When I was much younger, it was also difficult to spell. Now that I'm older, I really do like my name a lot. I think it has character and it gives me a connection to my family and my history, and now, it really feels like me.