Seth

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Submitted Name (1)

Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Scottish, Irish
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Meaning & History

Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see Sheehy).

Submitted Name (2)

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)
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Other Forms FormsSheth, Sethi
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Meaning & History

Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".