Seth

American  

[seth] / sɛθ /

noun

1. the third son of Adam. Genesis 4:25

2. a male given name.

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Seth British  

/ sɛθ /

noun

1. Old Testament Adam's third son, given by God in place of the murdered Abel (Genesis 4:25)

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Etymology

Origin of Seth

From Late Latin Seth, from Greek Sḗth, from Hebrew Shēth, a name associated with shāth “he has placed”

Example Sentences

That makes the possibility of another Garden Grove incident a matter of “if,” not when, said Seth Shonkoff, executive director at the science research institute PSE Healthy Energy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Straight after school, Seth and Oscar head to the young stock sheds on the farm their dad Ben Yates manages, south of Frome.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Godin’s husband, Seth Godin, a renowned authority on marketing, is the family’s cook and baker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Seth Meyers is stupendous at hooks and jabs delivered at a lightning pace, but straightly, leaving the performance of absurdity to news headlines.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

And she is still that Annabelle the next week, too, when she walks into prosecutor Seth Greggory’s office.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti