Ok I need your opinion to help a friend!

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

I was talking to my girlfriend today who is expecting a little boy in May. Her husband and her are having a debate on the spelling of a name. She wants to name him Seamus but her husband is afraid that people will mispronounce it so he wants to spell it Shamus. Well to her she sees SHAMUs. What do you personally thing about the spellings? Would you know how to pronounce Seamus?

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[sageharper.livejournal.com]

My uni lectuer/mentor's name is Seamus; and I can't recall anyone mispronouncing it. Once you know you know.

Anyone who's familiar with the name would default to Seamus. And anyone else would need to be told the spelling/pronounciation either way. So it makes more sense to go tradition.