The story behind Selby
From Old Norse selja (“willow, sallow”) + býr (“settlement, farm”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈsɛlbi/
Popularity
Selby ranked #13573 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Selby
Crosby
From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hróðný
From Old Norse Hróðný. Composed of Hróð- + -ný.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ý
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hróný
Attested since the 17th century. Variant of Hróðný, from Old Norse Hróðný. Composed of Hró- + -ný.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ý
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sally
Borrowed from English Sally.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Samay
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स॒म॒य (samayá). Doublet of समाँ (samā̃) and समै (samai).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Samiyə
Derived from Arabic سَامِيَة (sāmiya), feminine singular of سَامٍ (sāmin).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ə
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Selby
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Åke
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf). By folk etymology sometimes…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ásmundur
From Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Selby
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Airi
Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Åke
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf). By folk etymology sometimes…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length