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Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	cherub751	Report	11 Oct 2004 11:55
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Can somebody tell me if the name Seth is an abreviation of Septimus. I would be very grateful. Thanks. She.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	11 Oct 2004 13:12
	Seth is one of the oldest biblical names, the original one being a son of Adam and Eve. Septimus was the name often given to a seventh son, being derived from the Latin word for "seven".
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,385 Send Message	Mags	Report	11 Oct 2004 13:39
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,385 Send Message	Just a thought - if you take the 'ven' out of seventh - you get Seth. Seth is from the Hebrew meaning 'annointed' and Septimus: Latin 'seventh' as has already been said. Magsx
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	11 Oct 2004 13:45
	I think in every day language I would call a guy with this name "Seth".
Member Since: September 2003 Posts: 1,344 Send Message	Anne	Report	11 Oct 2004 13:55
	I had a great uncle called Septimus (yes he was the seventh son!) his name was always abbreviated to 'Sep' when people talked about him. Anne