# Seamus Reid or Seamus Reilly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Boy Names\ **Created:** [September 15, 2013, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026 "2013-09-15T09:13:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/leahmarie512/32/2609_2.png) [@leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/leahmarie512)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/1 "2013-09-15T09:13:06Z")
### **See the results of this poll:** Which middle sounds best with Seamus? Respondents: 54 (This poll is closed) - Seamus Reilly : 15 (28%) - Seamus Reid : 38 (70%) - Neither (list alternative in comments!): 1 (2%) ---
**Author:** ![norameredith](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/norameredith/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@norameredith](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/norameredith)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/2 "2013-09-15T09:44:17Z")
I like [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Reid[/name\_u], particularly if you have a longer surname ---
**Author:** ![leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/leahmarie512/32/2609_2.png) [@leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/leahmarie512)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/3 "2013-09-15T09:50:44Z")
Thanks, nora! We have a two syllable surname. ---
**Author:** ![kyemsma](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/kyemsma/32/177_2.png) [@kyemsma](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/kyemsma)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/4 "2013-09-15T10:21:00Z")
[name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Reilly[/name\_u] flows so nicely together - I love its Irish flair! ---
**Author:** ![leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/leahmarie512/32/2609_2.png) [@leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/leahmarie512)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/5 "2013-09-15T15:46:27Z")
@kyemsma: Thanks, I like it too! ---
**Author:** ![pacifica](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/pacifica/32/17004_2.png) [@pacifica](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/pacifica)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/6 "2013-09-15T16:18:10Z")
[name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Reid[/name\_u] is handsome. ---
**Author:** ![Snowdrop4](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/snowdrop4/32/3343_2.png) [@Snowdrop4](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Snowdrop4)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/7 "2013-09-15T16:41:03Z")
I love [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m]! It’s my top boys’ name with the [name\_m]Seumas[/name\_m] spelling;) I voted for [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Reid[/name\_u], but I think that neither is quite… sturdy, I guess would be the word, enough to fit behind [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m], which I think is a very noble name. Whatever you choose, though, will be wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d3e4s07haqhh9y.cloudfront.net/original/3X/b/b/bb0f52bb29e5c9ad6002ee7f1a92d42d308ffe28.png) [@system](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/8 "2013-09-15T16:44:08Z")
[name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Reilly[/name\_u] is what I prefer! ---
**Author:** ![pdelmazo](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/pdelmazo/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@pdelmazo](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/pdelmazo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/9 "2013-09-15T16:58:46Z")
I [name\_f]LOVE[/name\_f] the name [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m]. I voted [name\_u]Reid[/name\_u] but like both. [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] is on my short list, too! [name\_f]May[/name\_f] I ask what state/country/region you live in? I’m from the South & have pronunciation concerns. ---
**Author:** ![kala\_way](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/kala_way/32/1918_2.png) [@kala\_way](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/kala_way)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/10 "2013-09-15T17:18:23Z")
I prefer [name\_u]Reid[/name\_u] mainly because [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Reilly[/name\_u] just sounds like it’s missing the O’. It’s super duper Irish sounding, almost a tad cartoonish if you’re not Irish/[name\_u]Reilly[/name\_u]'s not your surname. ---
**Author:** ![leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/leahmarie512/32/2609_2.png) [@leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/leahmarie512)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/11 "2013-09-15T19:05:19Z")
@snowdrop4: What other suggestions would you have for a middle with [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m]? I’m open to ideas! @pdelmazo: We live in [name\_u]Tennessee[/name\_u] right now, but we’re originally from Pennsylvania and planning on moving back north soon. I’m not sure if any region of the US would be better at pronouncing [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] than any other region, though. My view is that any reasonable person who knows how to pronounce [name\_m]Sean[/name\_m] should also know how to pronounce [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m], and I think that [name\_m]Sean[/name\_m] is pretty well known. @kala_way: I kind of see your point about it feeling like it’s missing an O’. But I feel like most of the time when you say your middle name you also say your last name, so it would be kind of obvious that [name\_u]Reilly[/name\_u] wasn’t his last name. ---
**Author:** ![pdelmazo](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/pdelmazo/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@pdelmazo](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/pdelmazo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/12 "2013-09-15T19:22:37Z")
Thanks for the response! Congrats on your son! ---
**Author:** ![leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/leahmarie512/32/2609_2.png) [@leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/leahmarie512)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/13 "2013-09-15T19:30:29Z")
No problem! Haha I’m not even pregnant yet, just getting a big head start. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![milasmama](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/milasmama/32/764_2.png) [@milasmama](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/milasmama)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/14 "2013-09-15T22:50:10Z")
I’m going with [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Reilly[/name\_u], but I like them both. Very Irish! ---
**Author:** ![Snowdrop4](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/snowdrop4/32/3343_2.png) [@Snowdrop4](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Snowdrop4)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/15 "2013-09-17T19:28:40Z")
A lot of the names in my signature are names that I would consider for middles to [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m]. But really, that’s just my personal taste:) ---
**Author:** ![leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/leahmarie512/32/2609_2.png) [@leahmarie512](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/leahmarie512)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/16 "2013-09-19T16:42:20Z")
@snowdrop4: [name\_m]Cormac[/name\_m] is actually another name on our fn list, so I wouldn’t want to use it as a middle! I also just thought I’d mention that I [name\_f]LOVE[/name\_f] [name\_f]Elowen[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Isobel[/name\_f] from your lists! I would really like to use [name\_f]Isobel[/name\_f] as a fn, but I know I never will because of the popularity of the other spellings/variations. ---
**Author:** ![Snowdrop4](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/snowdrop4/32/3343_2.png) [@Snowdrop4](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Snowdrop4)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/17 "2013-09-21T15:10:22Z")
[name\_f]Glad[/name\_f] you love [name\_m]Cormac[/name\_m] too! And yes, [name\_f]Isobel[/name\_f] - so beautiful, but so sadly popular! ---
**Author:** ![aillidh](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/aillidh/32/3184_2.png) [@aillidh](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/aillidh)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/18 "2013-09-22T08:53:43Z")
[name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Reilly[/name\_u] is so lovely, the flow is so handsome. ---
**Author:** ![Nowakasia](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/nowakasia/32/2399_2.png) [@Nowakasia](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Nowakasia)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/seamus-reid-or-seamus-reilly/208026/19 "2013-09-22T09:04:33Z")
I like [name\_m]Seamus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Jude[/name\_u]!