Seth name - Meaning of Seth
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized), Hebrew
- Pronounced
- SETH (English), SET (English) , SAYT (English)
- Seth Meaning
- Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the third named son of Adam and Eve. In England this name came into use after the Protestant Reformation. From Σεθ (Seth) , the Greek form of Egyptian Swtkh (reconstructed as Sutekh), which possibly means "pillar" or "dazzle". Seth was the Egyptian god of chaos and the desert, the slayer of Osiris. Orisis' son Horus eventually defeats Seth and has him banished to the desert. Seth originates in Hebrew language and means "appointed one". In Christianity, Seth was Adam and Eve"s third son and the brother of Cain and Abel. As a masculine given name it is fairly popular in the United States these days.
Seth Related Names
Variant:, Set, Sutekh
Other Languages Shet (Biblical Hebrew)
Other Languages: Shet (Biblical Hebrew)
Seth Celebrities
Seth Green - actor, Seth Ginsberg - actor, Seth Holt - film director, Seth Marler - football player, Seth Rogen - actor, Seth Stammler - soccer player, Seth Wand - football player, Seth MacFarlane - actor, comedian, writer,
