Seumas (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈʃeːməs]) is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic and Scots,[1] equivalent to the English James.[2] The vocative case of the Scottish Gaelic Seumas is Sheumais, which has given form to the Anglicised form of this name, Hamish.[3] In Irish, Seumas is the older form of the modern Séamas. Another earlier form of Séamas is Séamus, which is partially Anglicised as Seamus.[4]
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈʃeːməs̪] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic, Scots |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Jacob |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Seumus |
| Cognate(s) | Jacob, James, Séamas, Séamus |
| Derivative(s) | Hamish |
List of people with the given name
edit- Seumas McNally (1979–2000), a computer game programmer.
- Seumas Milne (born 1958), a British journalist and political aide.
- Seumas O'Kelly (c. 1875–1918), an Irish author and playwright.
- Seumas O'Sullivan (1879–1958), an Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine.
References
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 136, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Bauer, Mìchael. Seumas in "Am Faclair Beag"
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 404, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 356, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
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