Séamus

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Séamus
PronunciationEnglish:
James, Jamie, Seumas
.

Séamus (Irish pronunciation:

New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōvos), and ultimately from Hebrew word יעקב (Yaʻaqov), i.e. Jacob. Its meaning in Hebrew is "one who supplants" or more literally "one who grabs at the heel". When the Hebrew patriarch Jacob was born, he was grasping his twin brother Esau
's heel.

Other variant spellings in Irish include Séamas, Seumas and Seumus. It has also been anglicised as Shaymus, Seamus, Seamas, Sheamus and Shamus. Diminutives include Séimí, Séimín and Séamaisín.

In the

private detectives.[citation needed
]

Given name

References

  1. OCLC 43114240.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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See also