Selina

Variation of Selena or Celine, Latin

"moon; heaven"

Updated Tue Dec 24 2024

Selina Origin and Meaning

The name Selina is a girl's name meaning "moon; heaven".

The Selina spelling swims below the Top 1000, which it fell off more than 15 years ago. Still, more than 160 baby girls were named Selina in 2023, compared with over 1300 named Selena and more than 1000 called the fashion-friendly Celine.

The Selina spelling was used for the Julia Louis-Dreyfus character on Veep and is also the spelling used by Catwoman alter-ego Selina Kaye.

While Selina looks as if it might be pronounced sel-eye-na and undoubtedly is by some bearers, its proper pronunciation is sel-ee-na.

# 969 in the US

Selina Rank in US Top 1000

Selina Popularity

1719Nameberry2024
379Unique2023
829England2023
105Germany2016
135Switzerland2023

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Famous People Named Selina

Selina Gasparin
Swiss Olympic biathlete
Selina Mary Scott
English TV presenter
Selina Cadell
English actress
Selina Hastings
Countess of Huntingdon, Scottish religious leader
Selina Dolaro
English stage actress
Isobel Selina "Belle" Miller Kuhn
Canadian missionary to China
Selina Chow (born Liang Shuk
yee), Hong Kong politician and broadcaster
Selina Jen (born Jen Chia
HsÃ¼an), Taiwanese singer of girl group S.H.E.
Selina Majors aka Bambi
American pro wrestler

Selina in Pop Culture

Selina Catherine Meyer
U.S. Vice President on TV's "Veep"
Selina Kyle aka Catwoman
character in the Batman series
Selina
character in "Love is Innocent" by Barbara Cartland
Selina
character in "A Gamble with Hearts" by Barbara Cartland
Selina Place
a local witch (a.k.a. the Morrigan or Shape,shifter) in Alan Garner's "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen"
Selina Roberts
a character in 'Home and Away'.