Given name
Seir
“the hairy guys”·“bucks”·“horrors”
Seir is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשעיר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Seir means “the hairy guys,” “bucks” or “horrors.”
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Where it comes from
Seir is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew root s'r (שער).
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Seir appears in Genesis 14:6, Deuteronomy 2:22, Genesis 32:3 and 8 other passages.
- Genesis 14:6
- Deuteronomy 2:22
- Genesis 32:3
- Deuteronomy 1:2
- Deuteronomy 2:5
- Numbers 24:18
- 2 Chronicles 20:23
- 1 Chronicles 4:43
- 2 Chronicles 25:11-12
- 2 Chronicles 25:14
- Joshua 11:17
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Seir’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Seir, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Sallu
“heaping up” · “highway making”
60% boys · 40% girls
Salu
“heaping up” · “highway making”
68% boys · 32% girls
Debir
“place of the word”
60% boys · 40% girls
Shebna
“seat of beauty - captured - please let return”
40% boys · 60% girls
Sheshan
“whitish” · “lily”
60% boys · 40% girls
Elí
“high; height, elevation”
50% boys · 50% girls
Shamer
“guard” · “dregs”
57% boys · 43% girls
Shelumiel
“at peace with God”
71% boys · 29% girls