Selena
English edit
Etymology edit
Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈliːnə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈlinə/
Proper noun edit
Selena
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1893, William Wallace, After the Revolution: And Other Holiday Fantasies, W. Hodge, →ISBN, page 163:
- I promised Selena — her full name I ascertained in due course was Selena Judith Hephzibah — that I would. I would have promised her anything.
- 2004, D. L. Lepidus, The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2003, Smith and Kraus, →ISBN, page 27:
- 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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
female given name
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Proper noun edit
Selena f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Selena: Selenuson
- daughter of Selena: Selenudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Selena |
Accusative | Selenu |
Dative | Selenu |
Genitive | Selenu |
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Selene, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Proper noun edit
Selena f (masculine Seleno)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
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Portuguese edit
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Proper noun edit
Selena f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Selena
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sèlēna f (Cyrillic spelling Сѐле̄на)
- Selene (Greek goddess)
- a female given name; Selena, Selene
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
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Selena f
- a female given name
Tagalog edit
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Selena (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜈ)
- a female given name from English