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{{wiktionary|Sheth}}
Sheth is a surname
'''Sheth''' (also '''Seth''') is an Indian surname, found in northern India and in [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha]] and [[West Bengal]]. It derives from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् ({{IAST3|śreṣṭhin}}), meaning "banker/head of a guild".<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheth Last Name Facts |url=https://forebears.io/surnames/sheth |website=Forebears |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref>
It may be a variant of the European surname [[Seth (surname)|Seth]] also a municipal city in Germany. “Seth”


It may also be a variant of the Western European surname [[Seth (surname)|Seth]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheth Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=sheth |website=ancestry.co.uk |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> if Scottish or Irish,a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see [[Sheehy]]);{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} or of the Indian surnames [[Shah (surname)|Shah]]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} or [[Shett]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

,<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheth Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=sheth |website=ancestry.co.uk |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref>
or of the Indian surnames [[Shah (surname)|Shah]]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} or [[Shett]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}


Notable people with this surname include:
Notable people with this surname include:
*[[Brian Sheth]], American businessman
*[[Brian Sheth]] (born 1975), American businessman
*[[Jagdish Sheth]], professor at [[Emory University]]
*[[Jagdish Sheth]] (born 1938), professor at Emory University
*[[Sheetal Sheth]], American actress
*[[Sheetal Sheth]] (born 1976), American actress
*[[Vatsal Sheth]], Bollywood actor
*[[Vatsal Sheth]] (born 1980), Bollywood actor


==See also==
==See also==
{{wiktionary|Sheth}}
*[[Sethi]]
*[[Sethi]]
*[[Shett]]
*[[Shett]]
*[[Chettiar]]
*[[Chettiar]]
*[[Seth (surname)]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Indian words and phrases]]
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindustani origin]]

Latest revision as of 02:23, 4 May 2024

Sheth (also Seth) is an Indian surname, found in northern India and in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha and West Bengal. It derives from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (IAST: śreṣṭhin), meaning "banker/head of a guild".[1]

It may also be a variant of the Western European surname Seth;[2] if Scottish or Irish,a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see Sheehy);[citation needed] or of the Indian surnames Shah[citation needed] or Shett.[citation needed]

Notable people with this surname include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sheth Last Name Facts". Forebears. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Sheth Family History". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2020.