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| meaning = [[Jacob]] |
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| cognate = [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]], [[James (name)|James]] |
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| derivative = [[Hamish]] |
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'''Seumas''' is a masculine [[given name]] in [[Scottish Gaelic]] and [[Scots language|Scots]],<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=136 }}</ref> equivalent to the [[English language|English]] ''[[James (name)|James]]''.<ref name = "afb">Bauer, Mìchael. [http://www.faclair.info ''Seumas'' in "'''Am Faclair Beag'''"]</ref> The [[Vocative#Scottish Gaelic|vocative case]] of the Scottish Gaelic ''Seumas'' is ''Sheumais'', which has given form to the [[Anglicised]] form of this name, ''[[Hamish]]''.<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=404 }}</ref> In Irish, ''Seumas'' is the older form of the modern ''[[Séamas]]'' |
'''Seumas''' ({{IPA-gd|ˈʃeːməs}}) is a masculine [[given name]] in [[Scottish Gaelic]] and [[Scots language|Scots]],<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=136 }}</ref> equivalent to the [[English language|English]] ''[[James (name)|James]]''.<ref name = "afb">Bauer, Mìchael. [http://www.faclair.info ''Seumas'' in "'''Am Faclair Beag'''"]</ref> The [[Vocative#Scottish Gaelic|vocative case]] of the Scottish Gaelic ''Seumas'' is ''Sheumais'', which has given form to the [[Anglicised]] form of this name, ''[[Hamish]]''.<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=404 }}</ref> In Irish, ''Seumas'' is the older form of the modern ''[[Séamas]]''. Another earlier form of ''Séamas'' is ''Séamus'', which is partially Anglicised as ''Seamus''.<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=356 }}</ref> |
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==List of people with the given name== |
==List of people with the given name== |
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[[Category:Scottish Gaelic masculine given names]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 15 December 2023
Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈʃeːməs̪] |
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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 |
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]
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