| Pronunciation | /ˈsɛθ/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "To Set" "To Place" "To Give" |
| Region of origin | Eretz Israel |
Seth is a masculine given name, tracing its origin to the biblical figure Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve. The English form is derived from the Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), ultimately from the Hebrew שֵׁת (Šēt).
Notable people with the name include:
Sports
- Seth Ablade (born 1983), Ghanaian soccer player
- Seth Abner (born 1995), American Call of Duty eSports player; known by his gamertag, Scump
- Seth Adams (born 1985), American football player
- Seth Beer (born 1996), American baseball player
- Seth Blair (born 1989), American baseball player
- Seth Collins (born 1996), American football player
- Seth Curry (born 1990), American basketball player
- Seth Enslow (born 1975), American motorcyclist
- Seth Etherton (born 1976), American baseball player
- Seth Greenberg (born 1956), American basketball coach
- Seth Greisinger (born 1975), American baseball player
- Seth Griffith (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
- Seth Jarvis (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
- Seth Johnson (born 1979), retired former England international footballer
- Seth Joyner (born 1964), American football player
- Seth Kimbrough (born 1982), American BMX rider
- Seth Lugo (born 1989), American baseball player
- Seth Marler (born 1981), American football player
- Seth Martinez (born 1994), American baseball player
- Seth Roland (born 1957), American soccer player and coach
- Seth Stammler (born 1981), American soccer player
- Seth Wescott (born 1976), American snowboarder
Arts and literature
- Seth (born 1962), pseudonym of American comics artist Gregory Gallant
- Seth Abramson (born 1976), American poet
- Seth Flynn Barkan (born 1980), American poet
- Seth Cardew (1934–2016), British potter
- Seth Eastman (1808–1875), American painter
- Seth Fisher (1972–2006), American comic book artist
- Seth Mnookin (born 1972), American writer
- Seth Morgan (novelist) (1949–1990), American novelist
Entertainment
- Seth Adkins (born 1989), American actor
- Seth Avett (born 1980), American singer
- Seth Bingham (1882–1972), American organist
- Seth Binzer (born 1974), American musician
- Seth Carr (born 2007), American actor
- Seth Ennis (born 1992), American singer
- Seth Gabel (born 1981), American actor
- Seth Gilliam (born 1968), American actor
- Seth Green (born 1974), American actor
- Seth Herzog (born 1970), American comedian
- Seth Holt (1923–1971), British film director
- Seth Horan, American bass guitarist
- Seth Kinman (1815–1888), early settler and a nationally recognized entertainer
- Seth Lakeman (born 1977), English folk singer
- Seth MacFarlane (born 1973), American television producer
- Seth Meyers (born 1973), American actor and comedian
- Seth Putnam (1968–2011), American vocalist
- Seth Rogen (born 1982), Canadian actor
- Seth Sakai (1932–2007), American actor
- Seth Sentry (born Seth Gabriel Marton; 1983), Australian rapper and singer
- Seth Troxler (born 1985), American electronic music producer
- Seth Fedelin (born 2002), Filipino-American actor, model, singer and dancer
Politics and military
- Seth Barton (1829–1900), American general
- Seth W. Brown (1841–1923), American politician
- Seth Bullock (1849–1919), American sheriff
- Seth Wallace Cobb (1838–1909), American politician
- Seth Govind Das (1896–1974), Indian politician
- Seth Hammett (born 1946), American politician
- Seth Harding (1734–1814), American naval officer
- Seth Hastings (1762–1831), American politician
- Seth Jermy (1653–1724), British naval officer
- Seth Jones (born 1972), American political scientist
- Seth Low (1850–1916), American politician
- Seth Obeng (born 1945), Ghanaian general
- Seth Sendashonga (1951–1998), Rwandan politician
- Seth Warner (1743–1784), American soldier
- Seth P. Waxman (born 1951), American lawyer
Science
- Seth Berkley (born 1956), American epidemiologist
- Seth Scott Bishop (1852–1923), American laryngologist
- Seth Boyden (1788–1870), American inventor
- Seth Lover (1910–1997), American inventor
- Seth Roberts (1953-2014), American psychologist
- Seth Shostak (born 1943), American astronomer
Journalism
- Seth Davis (born 1970), American sports journalist
- Seth Doane (born 1978), American reporter
- Seth Godin (born 1960), American author
- Seth Goldman (television reporter), American entertainment reporter and producer
- Seth Lipsky (born 1946), American newspaper editor
Religion
- Seth Farber (born 1966), American rabbi
- Seth Joshua (1858–1925), Welsh Revival Evangelist
Pseudonym
- Seth (cartoonist) (born 1962), pen name of Canadian cartoonist Gregory Gallant
- Patryk "Seth" Sztyber, guitarist of Polish metal band Behemoth
- Seth Rollins (born 1986), ring name of American professional wrestler Colby Lopez
Fictional characters
- Major Seth Adams, a character in the western television series Wagon Train
- Seth, a character in the 2012 American comedy movie Wanderlust
- Seth Armstrong, a character in the British television series Emmerdale
- Seth Brundle, a character in the 1986 film The Fly
- Seth Clearwater, a werewolf in the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer
- Seth Cohen, a character in the television series The O.C.
- Seth Davis, a character in the 2000 film Boiler Room
- Seth Garin, a character in the 1996 novel The Regulators by Richard Bachman
- Seth Gecko, a criminal in the 1996 film From Dusk till Dawn
- Seth Hazlitt, a character in the television series Murder, She Wrote
- Seth Lord, a character in the play and film The Philadelphia Story
- Seth Nightroad, a empress of the Methuselahs in the anime series Trinity Blood
- Seth Pecksniff, a character in the Charles Dickens novel Martin Chuzzlewit
- Seth Sorenson, a character in the Fablehaven series of novels by Brandon Mull
- Seth Starkadder, a character in the 1932 novel Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
- Seth, a character in the television series Di-Gata Defenders
- Seth (Phantasy Star IV), a character from the video game Phantasy Star IV
- Seth (Stargate), a character in the television series Stargate SG-1
- Seth (The King of Fighters), a character in the game series The King of Fighters
- Seth, playable character in the 2004 video game Fire Emblem: the Sacred Stones
- Seth, an advanced computer in Universal Soldier: The Return which controls many things including a team of universal soldiers.
See also
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