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Name Origin

Seumas is a Scottish Gaelic given name, a variant spelling of the name James. It derives from the Hebrew name Ya'akov, meaning 'supplanter' or 'he grasps the heel'.

scottishgaelicvariantjamessupplanter

Famous People

Seumas Milne (1958-)

Journalist and political commentator

  • Former Guardian columnist and editor
  • Adviser to Jeremy Corbyn

Seumas O'Kelly (1884-1966)

Irish writer and politician

  • Won the Nobel Prize in Literature nomination in 1930
  • Served as Minister for Finance in the Irish Free State