seumas

{{For|the Irish variant|Séamus}}

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| name = Seumas

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| pronunciation = {{IPA|gd|ˈʃeːməs̪|lang}}

| gender = Masculine

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| language = Scottish Gaelic, Scots

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| meaning = Jacob

| variant = Seumus

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| cognate = Jacob, James, Séamas, Séamus

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| derivative = Hamish

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Seumas ({{IPA|gd|ˈʃeːməs}}) is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic and Scots,{{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 }} equivalent to the English James.Bauer, Mìchael. [http://www.faclair.info Seumas in "Am Faclair Beag"] The vocative case of the Scottish Gaelic Seumas is Sheumais, which has given form to the Anglicised form of this name, Hamish.{{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 }} In Irish, Seumas is the older form of the modern Séamas. Another earlier form of Séamas is Séamus, which is partially Anglicised as Seamus.{{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 }}