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In my Bible program, which, having a Strong's Concordance, is very helpful in Biblical names, it says:

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Siloam sil-o-am’
of Hebrew origin
Siloam =" sent"

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1) the Pool of Siloam, a fountain of water in Jerusalem, also called Shiloah in Isaiah 8:6
2) the Tower of Siloam, may have been a tower near or over the Pool of Siloam, which fell down killing 18 men; very likely they were purifying themselves.

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Now as for the Hebrew origin:

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Shiloach shee-lo’-akh or (in imitation of _Strong's #_) Shelach sheh’-lakh
Shiloah or Siloah =" sent"
from _Strong's #_
1) a fountain just southeast of Jerusalem

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And "in imitation":

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Shelach sheh’-lakh
Salah or Shelah =" sprout"

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1) son of Arphaxad and father of Eber

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From _Strong's #_:

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shalach shaw-lakh’
a primitive root

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1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out
1a1) to send
1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct
1a3) to send away
1a4) to let loose
1b) to be sent
1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out
1c2) to let go, set free
1c3) to shoot forth (of branches)
1c4) to let down
1c5) to shoot
1d) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled
1e) to send