Surname · also Old French

Seoighe

“lord”

Seoighe is a surname from Old French, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Seoighe goes back to a word meaning “lord.”

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Where it comes from

Seoighe comes from Old French, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.

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How it developed

From Old French Josse, from Latin Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, from Proto-Celtic *youdos.

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Seoighe’s family of names

In Irish usage, Seoighe as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joyce.

Walk Seoighe’s family in the name graph

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Seoighe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Celtic

Segre

Segre is a surname. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

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Old French

Sene

“sage, wise”

No U.S. birth series

47% boys · 53% girls

Old French

Estridge

“eastern”

No U.S. birth series

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Celtic

Cynan

“dog”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old French

Souder

Souder is a surname from German, ultimately from Old French.

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew

Seán

“God is gracious”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old French

Soden

“sultan”

No U.S. birth series

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Greek · Old-fashioned

Eugene

“a wellborn man”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Seoighe’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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