Seth - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Seth \s(e)-

is pronounced seth. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "set, appointed". Biblical: the third named son of Adam and Eve. Eve said Seth had been appointed to take the place of Abel, killed by Cain. Actor Seth Green.

Baby names that sound like Seth are Ced, Saad, Said, Saeed, Syed, Syd, Sid and Zed. Other similar baby names are Jeth, Both, Heath, Sean, Sepp, Keith, Leith, Roth, Seal, Sebo, Seb, Sela, Selah, Smith, Smyth, Wyeth and Zeph.

Seth is a very common first name for men (#292 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#10567 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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