Sety
Egyptian · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Sety
Sety derives from the Egyptian name Setyi, meaning "of Set" or "belonging to Set," referencing the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and the desert, with linguistic roots in Old Egyptian.
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Etymology
Sety derives from the Egyptian name Setyi, meaning "of Set" or "belonging to Set," referencing the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and the desert, with linguistic roots in Old Egyptian.
The name was primarily used in ancient Egypt during the pharaonic period, most notably by Sety I and Sety II of the 19th Dynasty (c. 1290–1186 BCE), and remains connected to Egyptology and ancient Egyptian religious and royal contexts.
Sety currently ranks #5,916 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2001.
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