Seamus
Seamus is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Supplanter; one who follows.
What Seamus means
Supplanter; one who follows.
Seamus sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Seamus comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Seamus is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Seamus?
In the boy name rankings we track, Seamus falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Seamus
We group Seamus under the long-established classics. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Classic
Names like Seamus
These share Seamus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Sullivan — Dark eyes.
- Ciaran — Little dark one.
- Daithi — Swift and nimble; beloved.
- Desmond — From South Munster.
- Kieran — Little dark one.
- Sile — Youthful.
- Siobhan — God is gracious.
- Caitlin — Pure.
- Cassidy — Curly-haired; clever.
- Ciara — Dark-haired one.
- Keira — Little dark-haired one.
- Sebastian — Venerable, revered.