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| derivation =
| derivation =
| meaning = [[Jacob]]
| meaning = [[Jacob]]
| variant = [[Séamas]] (Irish)
| variant = Seumus
| shortform =
| shortform =
| petname =
| petname =
| cognate = [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]], [[James (name)|James]], Seumas, [[Séamas]], Séamus, Seamus
| cognate = [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]], [[James (name)|James]], [[Séamas]], Séamus
| anglicisation =
| anglicisation =
| derivative = [[Hamish]]
| 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]]''. This modern name is pronounced "'''shay'''-mus" in Irish. 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>
'''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>


==List of people with the given name==
==List of people with the given name==
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Seumas
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [ˈʃeːməs̪]
GenderMasculine
Language(s)Scottish Gaelic, Scots
Origin
MeaningJacob
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]

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Bauer, Mìchael. Seumas in "Am Faclair Beag"
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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