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Seosamh.

a male given name from Old French, equivalent to English Joseph

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʃoːsˠəvˠ/Galway, Munster/ˈʃoːsˠuː/Mayo/ˈʃɔːsˠu/Ulster
  1. a male given name from Old French, equivalent to English Joseph

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yosef, literally “(God) shall add”).

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