Seamus
[ˈʃeɪməs]Meaning
anglicized form of Séamus, the Irish form of James
Background Story
Seamus is an anglicized form of the Irish Séamus, which is the Irish equivalent of James. The name entered Irish from the French form of the late Latin name for Jacob, by way of the Greek Iakobos and the Hebrew Ya'aqov. Other Irish spellings include Séamas, Seumas and Seumus, and it has also been anglicised as Shaymus, Seamas, Sheamus and Shamus.
Temperament
Variations
seamuis, shaemus
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