Where does “Seamus” come from?

Seamus is the Irish form of a name derived from Old French James, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Hebrew יעקב, meaning "he grasps the heel" or "supplanter."

Ancestry of “Seamus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishSéamasJames
2EnglishJamesThe twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James
3Middle EnglishJamesJames the Greater or James the Less apostles
4Old Frenchjamésever; never
5Latiniamalready; now; anymore
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́mEvery word from Latin iamEvery word from Old French jamés