Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Séamus (Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃeːmˠəsˠ]) is an Irish male given name, of Hebrew origin via Latin. It is the Irish equivalent of the name James.The name James is the English New Testament variant for the Hebrew name Jacob.
The Irish spelling is Dearbhla — and not surprisingly, that wasn’t used either. Donnacha — This popular boys’ name in Ireland is pronounced dunn-ah-ka , and means “brown-haired warrior.”
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]
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne.
That apostrophe you see on the O of Irish surnames is an Anglicization of a “síneadh fada,” an acute accent slanting to the right. A fada above a vowel means the vowel should be pronounced ...
Colloquially in Gaeltachtaí (Irish-speaking areas) and some other areas it remains customary to use a name formed by the first name (or nickname), followed by the father and the paternal grandfather's name, both in the genitive case, e.g. Seán Ó Cathasaigh (Seán O'Casey), son of Pól, son of Séamus, would be known to his neighbours as Seán Phóil Shéamuis.
Seamus (), a character on the television series Family GuySeamus, a pigeon in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore; Seamus McFly, a fictional Irish character from Back to the Future Part III (Marty McFly's Great Great Grandfather)
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.