The story behind Selma
From English Selma.
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Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English, from various similar-sounding female given names.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈselmɑ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈs̠e̞lmɑ̝]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈselma/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈsɛl.mɐ]
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Names Similar to Selma
Sheila
Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia. Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Caecilia. Doublet of…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sienna
From the colour sienna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
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Aisaya
Borrowed from English Isaiah.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alma
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia. From…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Althea
From Althaia or Althaea of Greek mythology, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía). Borrowed from English Althea.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Andrea
Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew. Borrowed from Italian Andrea. From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). Due to the loss of the final S, the…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Selma
Bessie
Borrowed from English Bessie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Birdie
From birdie (“little bird”). Also used as a diminutive of Bertha.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Blue
From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate bleu.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Selma
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abigail
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length