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 [ 3 syll. se-li-na, sel-ina ] The girl name Selina is pronounced SahLIYNah KEY. Selina's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English, German, and Russian. From selene which means 'moon' ; selas which means 'light, shine' ; caelum which means 'heaven'. The name is derived from Selene (Old Greek), itself of the element selene ('moon'), or else it is from Caelina (Latin), of the element caelum ('heaven'). It was borne in Greek mythology by the goddess of the moon. The name was adopted by English speakers in the 17th century, and it saw a revival in the mid 19th century. Its popularity in the UK was boosted in the late 20th century by the television newsreader Selina Scott (1951-). Selina is the feminine version of the Italian Selenio. Selina has 28 forms. Forms of the name include Caleen, Caleena, Calina, Cela (used in Russian as well), Celene, Celenia, Celie (used in French as well), Celinda, Celine (used in German and French as well), Cellina (used in Italian as well), Sela (used in Tongan as well), Selene (used in German as well), Selenia, Selia, Selie, Selinda, Seline (used in French as well), Selyne, Sena, and Sylena. Other English forms include the spelling variants Celena, Celina (used in Italian, and Polish as well), Salena (used in Indian as well), Salina, Selena (used in German as well), Selyna, Syleena, and Sylina. See also the related form, the English and Slavic Selima. Selina is an all-time favorite. Today it is still a somewhat popular baby girl name, but not as much as it was before. The name increased in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1995, 0.037% of baby girls were named Selina. It was #371 in rank then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #969 with a usage of 0.013%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Selina, the English and German Selena was the most popular. The name was thrice as popular as Selina in 2008. Baby names that sound like Selina include the English Salina, the English and German Selena, the Russian, German, English, Italian, and Polish Celina, the Arabic Saalima, the Arabic Salama, the name Salema, the English and Indian Salena, the Arabic Salima, the English Sally Anne, the English Sally-Anne, the English Sallyann, the English Sallyanne, the English Saloma, the English, French, and German Salome, the French and Portuguese Salomé, the Greek Salomi, the English and Slavic Selima, the Spanish Solana, the English Syleena, and the English Sylena. KEY: Pronunciation for Selina: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
