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Re: Meaning of two names.
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Here is a section from MacBain's Gaelic Dictionary concerning the name Shea (also spelled Shae. It lists the languages that have similar meanings.
seagh:
sense, esteem, Irish seagh, regard, esteem, strength, seaghdha, learned (O'Cl.), Middle Irish seg, strength, Gaulish sego-: *sego-, strength, pith; Norse sigr, victory, German sieg; Sanskrit sáhas, might; further Greek @Ge@'hw, have; Indo-European segh
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