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Irish Baby Name · Boy

Séamas

Pronounced: SHAY-mus

Meaning: Supplanter

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About the name

Origin
The Irish form of James, ultimately from the Hebrew Yaakov (Jacob). Came to Ireland via Latin Jacobus and Norman French Jamis. Common throughout Irish history. Anglicised as Seamus or Hamish.
English version
James, Seamus
Variants
Séamus
Stronghold region
All-Ireland

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