Seamus - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Seamus \se(a)-mus\ is pronounced SHAY-mus. It is of Irish origin. Variant of James (Hebrew) "he who supplants". In America, "Shamus" is sometimes used as a slang for a private detective. Poet Seamus Heaney.

Seamus has 3 variant forms: Seumas, Seumus and Shamus.

For more information, see also the related name Jacob.

Baby names that sound like Seamus are Semmes, Syms, Simms and Symms.

Seamus is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Seamus. Click here to compare Seamus with related baby names.