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Selma name meaning

Last Name
146
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Selma mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Selma

User Submitted Origins

Arabic
65%
Swedish
17%
Anglo-Saxon
2%
Russian
2%
Indonesian
2%
Turkish
2%
Indian (Sanskrit)
2%
African
2%
African American
2%
Hebrew
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Canada says the name Selma is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means "God helmet".
  2. A submission from Illinois, U.S. says the name Selma means "Gods helmet" and is of Arabic origin.
  3. A user from Namibia says the name Selma means "Helmet of god".
  4. A user from Namibia says the name Selma is of Arabic origin and means "Peaceful,beautiful view".
  5. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Selma means "peaceful" and is of Arabic origin.
  6. A user from Germany says the name Selma is of Arabic origin and means "Peace, Harmony".
  7. According to a user from Mexico, the name Selma is of Russian origin and means "Wisdom".
  8. A user from Canada says the name Selma is of Hebrew origin and means "Delicate".
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  1. A town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters
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Taken to use in the 19th century when similar-sounding names, Elma, Thelma, Alma, Wilma, etc. were in vogue. Perhaps a shortening of Anselma, or from the name of a place in the James Macpherson's Ossian cycle of epic poems, itself from Scottish Gaelic sealladh + math (“good vision”). In some cases perhaps borrowed from Turkish Selma, from Arabic سَلْمَى‎ (salmā).

  1. A female given name.
  2. A surname​.
  3. A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama; named for James Macpherson's Ossianic poem The Songs of Selma.
  4. A city in California; named for early resident Selma Michelson.
  5. A city in Texas.
  6. A town in North Carolina; named for the city in Alabama.
  7. A town in Indiana.
  8. A census-designated place in Oregon.
  9. A census-designated place in Virginia.
  10. A village in Graubünden canton, Switzerland.
  11. A community in Nova Scotia.
  12. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
  13. An unincorporated community in Iowa.
  14. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
  15. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the place in the Ossian cycle.
  16. An unincorporated community in Ohio.

Selma was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Swedish, Tagalog, and Turkish

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Notable Persons Named Selma

Notable Persons Named Selma

Selma Blair

Selma Blair is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1995. Selma was given the name Selma Blair Beitner on June 23rd, 1972 in Southfield, Michigan.

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Selma Lagerlöf

Selma was given the name Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf on November 20th, 1858 in Mårbacka. She breathed her last breath on March 16th, 1940.

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Selma Diamond

Selma Diamond was a comedic actress, comedy writer for radio, and television. She was most active from 1943 to 1985. Selma was born on August 6th, 1920 in London, Ontario, Canada. She left this life on May 13th, 1985.

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Selma Ergeç

Selma Ergeç is an actress and actor. She has been prominent since 2000. Selma was born Selma Ergeç on November 1st, 1978 in Hamm.

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Selma Bajrami

Selma Bajrami is a singer and dancer. Her ongoing career started in 1997. Selma was born on July 4th, 1980 in Tuzla.

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Selma Burke

Selma Burke was an artist in the field of sculpture. Selma was given the name Selma Hortense Burke on December 31st, 1900 in Mooresville, North Carolina. She left this life on August 29th, 1995.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Selma

Notable Persons With the Last Name Selma

Selma

Selma is a pop music and soul music singing and actor. She plays Vocals. Her career lasted from 1999 to 1999. Selma was given the name Selma Björnsdóttir on June 13th, 1974.

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Dick Selma

Dick Selma was a baseball player. Dick was born on November 4th, 1943 in Santa Ana, California. He left this life on August 29th, 2001.

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Schwester Selma

Schwester Selma was a head nurse, shaare zedek hospital, and shaare zedek medical center. Schwester was given the name Selma Mayer on February 3rd, 1884 in Hanover, Germany. She passed away on February 5th, 1984.

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Teresa Selma

Teresa Selma is an actress, voice actress, theater director, and theater producer. She has had major accomplishments since 1957. Teresa was given the name Teresa Ramos Monte on August 13th, 1930 in Venezuela.

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Jaume Padros I Selma

Jaume was born in 1959 in Barcelona.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Selma U.S.
█  White 21.92% 64.26%
█  African American 54.11% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 9.59% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 13.70% 16.26%

Of Last Name Selma

People with the last name Selma are most frequently White, African American, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Selma

  • How Popular is the name Selma? Selma is the 1,502nd most popular name of all time. As a last name Selma was the 118,853rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Selma have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 26,796 babies born with the first name Selma in the United States. That's more than enough people named Selma to occupy the territory of British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 24,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Selma? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 36 new born babies.
  • When was Selma first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Selma is Tuesday, September 15th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Selma born? The highest recorded use of the first name Selma was in 1918 with a total of 798 babies.
  • Random Selma Factoid: According to the 1912 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Selma ranks 65th in popularity as a baby girl's name in South Dakota. Imagine that, 13 babies in South Dakota have the same name in 1912.
  • Weird things about the name Selma: The name spelled backwards is Amles. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Mlsea. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Selma? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 146 people with the last name Selma.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Selma? Selma is one of the most unique last names recorded.
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