Séamus
[ˈʃeɪməs]Meaning
Irish form of James, from Hebrew Yaʻaqov, "heel" or "to supplant"
Background Story
Séamus is an Irish male given name of Hebrew origin via Latin, the Irish equivalent of James. It entered Irish and Scottish Gaelic from the French variation of the late Latin Iacomus, itself a dialect variant of Iacobus, from the New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος and ultimately the Hebrew יעקב (Yaʻaqov), Jacob. The Hebrew root עקב ʿqb means "to follow, to be behind" and also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or it comes from the word for "heel", עֲקֵב ʿaqeb; it can also be taken to mean "may [God] protect". Variant Irish spellings include Séamas, Seumas and Seumus, anglicised forms include Shaymus, Seamus, Seamas, Sheamus and Shamus, and diminutives include Séimí, Séimín and Séamaisín.
Temperament
Variations
Seamus, Shaymus
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