- a variation of Set.
Seth
Americannoun
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the third son of Adam. Genesis 4:25
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a male given name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Seth
From Late Latin Seth, from Greek Sḗth, from Hebrew Shēth, a name associated with shāth “he has placed”
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“What do you choose that is the least bad option?” asked Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
"This is, by far, the strangest of the retron systems that we or anyone else has come across," says Gladstone Investigator Seth Shipman, PhD, senior author of the new study.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Seth Rogen is the star of a new campaign for Sephora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Quarterback Seth Solorio, who came in with 23 touchdown passes, was two-of 11-passing for 17 yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
She still has many, many miles to go before Seth Greggory, thank God.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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