Selma name - Meaning of Selma

Selma name - Meaning of Selma

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Gender
Feminine
Lucky Number
5
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Usage
English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Germanic
Pronounced
SEL-mə (English) , ZEL-mah (German)
Selma Meaning
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Anselma. It could also have been inspired by James Macpherson's 18th-century poems, in which it is the name of Ossian's castle. Selma is a diminutive of Anselma. Anselma originates in Germanic languages and means "protective like God"s helmet". It is a feminine form of Anselm. Some sources suggest that the name Selma was invented by James Macpherson and used in his writings.

Selma Related Names
Variant: Zelma (English)

Selma Celebrities
Selma Bajrami - signer, Selma Blair - actress, Selma Diamond - actress, Selma Ek - opera singer, Selma Lagerlof - author, Zelma Hedin - actress, Zelma Davis - singer,


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