Selena
English
editEtymology
editEither 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
editSelena
- 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
editTranslations
editfemale given name
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Anagrams
editFaroese
editProper noun
editSelena f
- a female given name
Usage notes
editMatronymics
- son of Selena: Selenuson
- daughter of Selena: Selenudóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Selena |
Accusative | Selenu |
Dative | Selenu |
Genitive | Selenu |
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Selene, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Proper noun
editSelena f (masculine Seleno)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
Related terms
editAnagrams
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Proper noun
editSelena f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Selena
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSèlēna f (Cyrillic spelling Сѐле̄на)
- Selene (Greek goddess)
- a female given name; Selena, Selene
Declension
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editSelena f
- a female given name
Tagalog
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈlina/ [sɛˈliː.n̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: Se‧le‧na
Proper noun
editSelena (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜈ)
- a female given name from English
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