Selena en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /sɪˈliːnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /səˈlinə/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.
Meanings
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A female given name from Ancient Greek.
I have a younger sister, Jessica, who insists that everyone call her Selena because she feels the pain of the murdered Latin American rock star, and who just dropped out of school for the second time.
2004, D. L. Lepidus, The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2003, Smith and Kraus, →ISBN, page 27:I promised Selena — her full name I ascertained in due course was Selena Judith Hephzibah — that I would. I would have promised her anything.
1893, William Wallace, After the Revolution: And Other Holiday Fantasies, W. Hodge, →ISBN, page 163:
Deriveds
Translations (27)
ko 셀레나 (female given name) · sh Sèlēna (female given name) · ja セレーナ (female given name) · pl Celina (female given name) · de Celine (female given name) · pl Selena (female given name) · no Celina (female given name) · es Celina (female given name) · cmn 塞萊娜 /塞莱娜 (female given name) · bg Селена (female given name) · it Selena (female given name) · fr Céline (female given name) · fr Séléna (female given name) · de Selina (female given name) · sl Selena (female given name) · no Celine (female given name) · cmn 莎麗娜 /莎丽娜 (female given name) · ru Селе́на (female given name) · es Selena (female given name) · de Celina (female given name) · hi सेलेना (female given name) · sh Сѐле̄на (female given name) · fr Sélène (female given name) · pt Selena (female given name) · da Celina (female given name) · it Celina (female given name) · cs Selena (female given name)