Seto

S1E1T1O1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginCantonese 司徒 →
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Meanings

Seto1

proper nounSeto (plural Setos)

plural Setos

  1. A surname.

Seto2

proper nounSeto (plural Setos)

plural Setos

  1. A city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
  2. A surname.

Seto3

proper nounSeto (countable and uncountable, plural Setos)

plural Setos

  1. countableuncountablea Finno-Ugric people live in southeast Estonia.
  2. countableuncountablea Finno-Ugric language spoken in southeast Estonia.

Origin

Seto · proper noun

  1. Cantonese司徒
  2. EnglishSeto

Borrowed from Cantonese 司徒 (si1 tou4).

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Seto · proper noun

  1. Japanese瀬戸
  2. EnglishSeto

Borrowed from Japanese 瀬戸 (Seto).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 瀨戶 /濑户
  • 瀨戶 /濑户 (Làihù)city in Japan
Japanese 瀬戸
  • 瀬戸 (Seto)city in Japan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TEOStoseTesoOste
Cite this entry
APA

Seto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seto

MLA

“Seto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seto.

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