Selwyn

SELL-win
English
"manor friend"

Selwyn Origin and Meaning

The name Selwyn is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "manor friend".

An old aristocratic English name which also belongs to Cambridge college, named for George Augustus Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand, subsequently Bishop of Lichfield.

Selwyn Popularity

Famous People Named Selwyn

  • Selwyn Lloyd
    English politician
  • Selwyn Birchwood
    American blues singer

Selwyn in Pop Culture

  • Selwyn Froggitt
    a character (created by Alan Plater) who figured in the Yorkshire Television sitcom "Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt" (1976,77)
  • The Selwyn family in Harry Potter are among the 'Sacred Twenty
    Eight' pure,blood families; Dolores Umbridge claims to be a member
  • Lord Selwyn Tarth
    character in Game of Thrones (father of beloved character Brienne of Tarth)