The story behind Seamus
Anglicization of Irish Séamas (“James”), itself from English James.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈʃeɪməs/
Popularity
Seamus ranked #1280 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Seamus
Santoṣ
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṣ
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sārāñś
Borrowed from Sanskrit सारांश (sārāṃśa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ś
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sarkīs
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܪܓܝܣ (sargis), borrowed from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Séamas
Borrowed from English James, from Middle English James, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, variant form of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Semus
a male given name from Hebrew, variant of Sēm
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Seòras
Name of an early saint, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω-…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Seamus
Aoife
Borrowed from Irish Aoife. The name is unrelated to the Biblical name Eva, which was rendered as Éabha in Irish. However, due to the lack of a more precise alternative familiar…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Brian
Borrowed from Irish Brian. Doublet of Brendan. Via English Brian from Irish Brian, ultimately from Breton Brien. From English Brian, from Irish Brian.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Brígida
Borrowed from Irish Brigid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Seamus
Aidan
Name of an Irish saint, Anglicized from Irish Aodhán and Scottish Gaelic Aodhan, diminutives of Aodh (literally "fire", the name of a Celtic sun god).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aidano
From English Aidan, from Irish Aodhán.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aiden
A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length