Names Like Shamus — Find Similar Baby Names
Shamus is a 6-letter Irish boys' name meaning “Supplanter”. This page collects 116 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Seamus and Samah, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -mus like Momus and Cadmus, and names sharing the “supplanter” concept like Diega and Diego.
For the full Shamus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Shamus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Shamus
18 baby names that differ from Shamus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamus | 1 | Form Of James Supplanter. | Irish | Male |
| Samah | 3 | Generosity | Arabic | Female |
| Samar | 3 | Conversations At Night | Arabic | Female |
| Sameh | 3 | Forgiver | Arabic | Female |
| Sami | 3 | All Hearing; High; Exalted | Arabic | Male |
| Samir | 3 | Entertaining Companion | Arabic | Male |
| Samuel | 3 | Asked Of God | Hebrew | Male |
| Samuka | 3 | God Hears | Hungarian | Male |
| Satu | 3 | Sugar | Japanese | Female |
| Saud | 3 | Fortunate | Arabic | Male |
| Saul | 3 | Longed For | Hebrew | Male |
| Searlus | 3 | Manly | French | Male |
| Senapus | 3 | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Seorus | 3 | Farmer | Gaelic | Male |
| Seumas | 3 | Supplanter | Gaelic | Male |
| Sha-Mia | 3 | To Be Of High Spirit. | African | Female |
| Shaan | 3 | Peaceful. | Hebrew | Male |
| Shabab | 3 | Youth | Arabic | Male |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Shamus’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
6-Letter S-Names Like Shamus
24 names that share Shamus's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Shamus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Shamus
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Shamus.
Names That Rhyme with Shamus
14 baby names that share Shamus's last 3 letters — -mus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momus | Myth Name (God Of Ridicule) | Greek | Male |
| Cadmus | From The East | Greek | Male |
| Kadmus | From The East | Greek | Male |
| Rasmus | Amiable | Greek | Male |
| Seamus | Form Of James Supplanter. | Irish | Male |
| Shemus | Supplanter | Irish | Male |
| Erasmus | Worthy Of Love | Greek | Male |
| Isdemus | Knight Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Maximus | Greatest. | Irish | Male |
| Pyramus | Myth Name (Lover Of Thisbe) | Greek | Male |
| Calibumus | Various Names For Arthur's Sword | Arthurian | Male |
| Neotolemus | Myth Name (Son Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Polyphemus | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Triptolemus | Myth Name (Taught Agriculture By Demeter) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Shamus
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Shamus — Sha-. Good for parents who like Shamus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shad | Short Form Of The Biblical Shadrach: One Of Three Young Hebrew Men... | English | Male |
| Shae | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shai | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shan | Coral | Chinese | Female |
| Shaw | Terse | Scottish | Male |
| Shay | Variant Of Shea Courteous. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Shaan | Peaceful. | Hebrew | Male |
| Shace | English | Female | |
| Shada | Pelican | Native American | Female |
| Shadd | Short Form Of The Biblical Shadrach: One Of Three Young Hebrew Men... | English | Male |
| Shadi | Singer | Arabic | Male |
| Shain | Variant Of Shaun From John. | Irish | Male |
| Shaku | Grateful | Arabic | Male |
| Shane | Variant Of Shaun From John. | Irish | Male |
| Shani | Wonderful | Egyptian | Female |
| Shann | Variant Of Shaun From John. | Irish | Male |
| Shapa | Cursed | Indian | Female |
| Shaun | Variant Of John From Sean. | Irish | Male |