indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts せつ(Japanese Hiragana) セツ(Japanese Katakana) せ津(Kanji/Hiragana) 節, 世津, 瀬津, 勢都, 拙, 摂節, 攝, 晢, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody", though it is often written せつ using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from せ (se) meaning "world" combined with 津 (tsu), a place name, such as Tsu city in Mie prefecture. Other kanji combinations are possible.A famous male bearer is Setsu Kobayashi, a professor of Keio university.