Seamus

Where Seamus comes from

Anglicization of Irish Séamas (“James”), itself from English James.
— Wiktionary's entry for Seamus
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1939
    Seamus Heaney born
    Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer
  2. 1957
    First appearance
    #2,822 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1976
    Seamus Dever born
    American actor
  4. 2003
    Peak, #734
    248 babies named Seamus — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Seamus Heaney · Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer, 1939–2013
  • Seamus Dever · American actor, born 1976
  • Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick · American actor, born 1998
  • Seamus McGarvey · Irish cinematographer, born 1967
  • Seamus Elliott · Irish racing cyclist, 1934–1971

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.