Seosamh: how to pronounce it and what it means
Boys' names
Name and meaning
Irish form of Joseph
Origin
Borrowed from Old French Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yosef, literally “(God) shall add”).
How to pronounce it
SeosamhIPA: /ˈʃoːsˠəvˠ/
Used as the equivalent of: Joseph
Naming equivalents do not always have the same origin.
Sources
Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0
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