Seoighe

Irish

Etymology

From Old French Josse, name of a seventh-century saint Latinized as Latin Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from Proto-Celtic *youdos.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoːjə/

Proper noun

Seoighe m or f (genitive Sheoighe)

  1. a surname from Anglo-Norman, equivalent to English Joyce

Derived terms

  • Dúiche Sheoigheach (“Joyce Country”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Seoighe
radical lenition eclipsis
Seoighe Sheoighe
after an, tSeoighe 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, Hodges, Flavia (1990) “Joyce”, in A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 183
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