Selena

Etymology

Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪˈliːnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /səˈlinə/

Proper noun

Selena

1. A female given name.
   • 1893, William Wallace, After the Revolution: And Other Holiday Fantasies, W. Hodge, →ISBN, page 163:

     I promised Selena — her full name I ascertained in due course was Selena Judith Hephzibah — that I would. I would have promised her anything.

   • 2004, D. L. Lepidus, The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2003, Smith and Kraus, →ISBN, page 27:

     I have a younger sister, Jessica, who insists that everyone call her Selena because she feels the pain of the murdered Latin American rock star, and who just dropped out of school for the second time.

Anagrams

• Anslee, Lesane, aneles, enseal, selane

Proper noun

Selena f

1. A female given name

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ˈle.nɐ/

Proper noun

Selena f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Selena

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sěleːna/
• Hyphenation: Se‧le‧na

Proper noun

Sèlēna f (Cyrillic spelling Сѐле̄на)

1. Selene (Greek goddess)
2. A female given name; Selena, Selene

Proper noun

Selena f

1. A female given name.