It is generally accepted that the Scottish variation of James is "Hamish". This, however, is not the originally Gaelic spelling, but an anglicized version of "Sheumais" (pronounced roughly as "Hamish"). The Irish Gaelic for James is "Seamus".
Irish Gaelic is Seán or Eoin;
Scots Gaelic is Iain.
In Irish, SÉAMAS
John can be John, Jock or even Iain
Seumas (pron. shaemus) "Hamish" "James"
Seumas, sometimes anglicized as Hamish.
love from John
The Irish language 'equivalent' of the Scottish Ian could be either Seán or Eoin, (forms of John). The original Scottish Gaelic spelling of Ian is Iain, incidentally.
Irish (Gaelic) is Seán or Eoin; Scottish Gaelic is Iain.
John Coleman - Gaelic footballer - was born in 1951.
John Murphy - Gaelic footballer - died in 2009.
John O'Leary - Gaelic footballer - was born in 1961.
John McEntee - Gaelic footballer - was born in 1977.
John O'Mahony - Gaelic footballer - was born in 1937.
John Keenan - Gaelic footballer - was born in 1942.
John Dowling - Gaelic footballer - was born in 1930.
John Dowling - Gaelic footballer - died in 1998.
Scottish Gaelic is Iain;Irish Gaelic is either Seán or Eoin.