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'''Seumas''' is a masculine [[given name]] in [[Irish language|Irish]], and [[Scottish Gaelic]].<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> The names are the equivalent of the [[English language|English]] ''[[James (name)|James]]''. The Scottish Gaelic ''Seumas'' is pronounced |
'''Seumas''' is a masculine [[given name]] in [[Irish language|Irish]], and [[Scottish Gaelic]].<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> The names are the equivalent of the [[English language|English]] ''[[James (name)|James]]''. The Scottish Gaelic ''Seumas'' is pronounced [[WP:IPA for Scottish Gaelic|/ʃeːməs/]]<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> |
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Revision as of 16:24, 21 December 2016
| Pronunciation | 2. /ʃeːməs/ ("shay-mas") |
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| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | 1. Irish 2. Scottish Gaelic |
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| Cognate(s) | James, Seumas, Séamas, Séamus, Seamus |
| Derivative(s) | Hamish |
Seumas is a masculine given name in Irish, and Scottish Gaelic.[1] The names are the equivalent of the English James. The Scottish Gaelic Seumas is pronounced /ʃeːməs/[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. This modern name is pronounced "shay-mus" in Irish. Another earlier form of Séamas is Séamus, which is partially Anglicised as Seamus.[4]
List of people with the given name
- Seumas McNally, (1979-2000), a computer game programmer.
- Seumas Milne, (born 1958), a British journalist and writer.
- Seamus O'Kelly, (c.1875-1918), an Irish author and playwright.
- Seumas O'Sullivan, (1879-1958), an Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine.
- Seumas Slabinski, (born 1994), an Irish-American Sailor and philosopher.
References
- ^ 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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