Séamas
/ˈʃeːmˠəsˠ/masculine
The English name James is translated into Irish as Séamas.
Séamas is used as a masculine given name.
Meaning: male given name (the standard form) (name)
Which one should you use?
Shay is a shortened, informal nickname for Séamas.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Séamas is commonly used in Ulster Irish.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈʃeːmˠəsˠ/
Did you know?
- Because Irish uses a system of grammatical cases, the name Séamas can change its ending to Séamais when it is the object of a sentence.
- Séamas is a doublet of the Irish name Iacób. This means both names evolved from the same original Hebrew root but entered the language through different historical paths.
- The name Séamas is actually a loanword from English, rather than a name with ancient Gaelic roots.
Example sentences for Irish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Aoife is asking Cian about a friend's location.
- CianAn bhfuil Séamas anseo?Is James here?
- AoifeNíl sé anseo anois.He is not here now.
- CianAn bhfuil sé ag obair?Is he working?
- AoifeTá Séamas ag obair.James is working.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “james” translations and entries Séamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Séamas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
