Setti as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Setti

What is the meaning of the name Setti ?

The baby name Setti is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SET-ee,/ˈsɛti/.

Setti is Arabic, Indonesian, Italian, Malay in Origin.

Setti is a cross-cultural given name and surname with several distinct roots. In Arabic, it reflects sitt or sitti, meaning "lady" or "my lady," a respectful honorific that also came to mean "grandmother." As a feminine name it appears across the Levant and North Africa and, via Islamic and Austronesian contact, in Southeast Asia (compare Siti/Sitti). Under this lineage, Setti conveys dignity and affection.

Other etymologies include ancient Egyptian Seti, "of the god Set," borne by New Kingdom pharaohs and sometimes modernized as Setti, typically masculine; and South Asian Setty/Shetty/Chetti, from Sanskrit shreshthin "guild head, merchant," long a professional title that can become a given name. Italian Setti is a surname that overlaps as a forename and may be associated with Settimio/Settimia ("seventh"). Variants and cognates: Siti, Sitti, Seti, Setty, Shetty, Chetti, Settimio/Settimia. Usage today is rare in the West, more familiar in Arabic- and Malay-speaking contexts.