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I like it a lot. As a younger version of myself, it was my favorite name, along with Ethan. I just thought that it was so soft yet strong, like you. Plus, it has a pretty decent history of usage.
My husband had never heard the name, so years ago I suggested it to him when I got pregnant. He loved it!... for a girl.
He just assumed it was a girl's name and we had this huge debate on whether it was unisex or just for boys. Turns out it is unisex and I was wrong.
Now, I can get on board with Seth for a boy or girl, but in reality I think it best suited for a boy due to social constructs.
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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
My husband had never heard the name, so years ago I suggested it to him when I got pregnant. He loved it!... for a girl.
He just assumed it was a girl's name and we had this huge debate on whether it was unisex or just for boys. Turns out it is unisex and I was wrong.
Now, I can get on board with Seth for a boy or girl, but in reality I think it best suited for a boy due to social constructs.
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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
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I'm curious as to what context Seth is unisex/feminine. I only know it as a male name.
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To be honest, all I remember is looking the name up in several places and finding at least three that said "unisex".
I know it is used on girls today, rarely. So, it might just be a male name used unisexly in the modern world.
I do know that some of the root verbs for the Hebrew translation are feminine, so that could lend to a female use of the name. In general it is reserved for boys, because of the historical concept of the "third son" in the Biblical Seth.
I know it is used on girls today, rarely. So, it might just be a male name used unisexly in the modern world.
I do know that some of the root verbs for the Hebrew translation are feminine, so that could lend to a female use of the name. In general it is reserved for boys, because of the historical concept of the "third son" in the Biblical Seth.
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