Séamus
| Séamus | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃeɪməs] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Gaelic |
| Meaning | "he supplanted" or "substitute" |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Scotland, Irish diaspora |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Hamish, James, Jamie |
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Séamus Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃeɪməs], is a male first name of Celtic origin. It is the Gaelic equivalent of the name James. The name James is the English New Testament variant for the Hebrew name Jacob. It entered the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages from the French variation of the late Latin name for Jacob, Iacomus; a dialect variant of Iacobus, from the New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), and ultimately from Hebrew word יעקב (Yaʻaqov), i.e. Jacob. Its meaning in Hebrew is "one who supplants" or more literally "one who grabs at the heel". When the Hebrew patriarch Jacob was born, he was grasping his twin brother Esau's heel.
Variant spellings include Séamas, Seumus, Shaymus, Sheamus and Shamus. Diminutives include Séimí, Séimín and Séamaisín. In the United States, the name "Shamus" is sometimes used as a slang word for private detective.[1]
[edit] Real people
- Seamus Blackley, American physicist, talent agent, and co-creator of the original Xbox console
- Séamus Brennan (1948–2008), Irish politician and Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism
- Séamus Burke (1893–1967), Irish politician
- Séamus Coleman (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Séamus Cunningham (born 1942), Irish Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
- Séamus de Brún (1911–2003), Irish senator and Irish-language promoter
- Seamus Dever (born 1976), American actor
- Séamus Egan (born 1969), Irish musician
- Seamus Heaney (born 1939), Nobel-prize winning Irish poet, writer and lecturer
- Seamus McCaffery (born 1950), American judge, Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice
- Seamus McGarvey (born 1967), Northern Irish cinematographer
- Seamus O'Doherty (born 1988), Irish-American Youtuber, one of the leading "Lets Play.." commentators
- Seamus O'Donovan, Irish explosives expert and leading volunteer in the Irish Republican Army
- Seamus O'Regan (born 1971), Canadian broadcast journalist
- Seamus Ryan, a.k.a. MC Esoteric, American hip-hop artist
- Sheamus (born 1978), Irish professional wrestler
