Supplanter
Shamus is the phonetic anglicized spelling of Séamus, the Irish form of James. James itself is derived from the Late Latin Iacobus, which comes from the Hebrew name Yaakov, meaning 'supplanter' or 'one who follows'.
Less common today
Shamus isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,930 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American animator and director for Disney and Fleischer Studios
The titular private investigator played by Burt Reynolds · Shamus (1973 Film)
The protagonist of the popular Irish folk poem and opera · Shamus O'Brien
