Given name
Seòras
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Seòras is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Seòras is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
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Where it comes from
Seòras is a form of George. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios.
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How it developed
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Seòras developed from Γεώργιος. Seòras is a form of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
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The story
Seòras is a form of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations.
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Seòras’s family of names
Seòras shares a linguistic root with George. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Seòras has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Jorge. Seòras is a form of George.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Seòras has relatives in 8 languages.
7 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Seòras, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Seòrdag
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Sior(y)s
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Georas
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Siôr
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Yrjas
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Cleandros
“a lion of a man”
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Leiandros
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Cleiandros
“a lion of a man”
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