Irish · Boy name
Seamus
“supplanter”
About the name Seamus
Seamus is the anglicized spelling of Séamus, the Irish form of James, which derives from the Hebrew name Jacob, meaning ‘supplanter’. James developed from the Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, and Séamus reached Ireland from the Norman French form. In the Book of Genesis, Jacob receives his name because he was born holding the heel of his twin brother Esau. Seamus Heaney, a Nobel Prize-winning poet from Northern Ireland, is the best-known bearer.
- Meaning
- supplanter
- Origin
- Irish
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- SHAY-mus(2 syl.)
Middle names for Seamus
- Seamus Patrick
- Seamus James
- Seamus Michael
- Seamus Owen
- Seamus Thomas
Questions about Seamus
- What does Seamus mean?
- Seamus is an Irish name meaning "supplanter".
- How do you pronounce Seamus?
- Seamus is pronounced SHAY-mus, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Seamus?
- Variants of Seamus include Shamus, Shaymus.
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