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Name Seth
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Indian, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi
Scripts सेठ(Hindi, Marathi) ଶେଠ(Odia) শেঠ(Bengali) ਸੇਠ(Gurmukhi)
Pronounced Pron. SEHT(Hindi)
Other Forms FormsSheth, Sethi
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".
Added 1/23/2018 by HL