Seoras as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Seoras

What is the meaning of the name Seoras ?

The baby name Seoras is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHOR-əs (approx. /ˈʃɔrəs/).

Seoras is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Seoras is the Scottish Gaelic form of George, adapted from Latin Georgius and ultimately from Greek Georgios, built on ge “earth” + ergon “work,” yielding the sense “farmer” or “earth‑worker.” In Gaelic orthography it is commonly written Seòras; the unaccented Seoras appears in anglicized or modern digital contexts.

The name entered Gaelic through medieval and early modern Christian tradition honoring Saint George, and it gained broader visibility in Scotland during the Hanoverian era when several British monarchs bore the name. It appears in parish registers across the Highlands and Islands and persists in contemporary Gaelic communities, sometimes alternating with the rarer Gaelic alternative Deòrsa. Related forms include George (English), Georg (German/Scandinavian), Georges (French), Giorgio (Italian), Jorge (Spanish/Portuguese), Gheorghe (Romanian), Jürgen/Jörg (German diminutives), and Irish Seoirse; feminine counterparts are Georgia, Georgina, and Georgie.