Selena
English
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
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
Faroese
Proper noun
Selena f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Selena: Selenuson
- daughter of Selena: Selenudóttir
Declension
| singular | |
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| indefinite | |
| nominative | Selena |
| accusative | Selenu |
| dative | Selenu |
| genitive | Selenu |
Italian
Etymology
From Selene, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Proper noun
Selena f (masculine Seleno)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
Related terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈlẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈle.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈle.nɐ/
Proper noun
Selena f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Selena
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sěleːna/
- Hyphenation: Se‧le‧na
Proper noun
Sèlēna f (Cyrillic spelling Сѐле̄на)
- Selene (Greek goddess)
- a female given name; Selena, Selene
Declension
Declension of Selena
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈlena/ [seˈle.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: Se‧le‧na
Proper noun
Selena f
- a female given name
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈlina/ [sɛˈliː.n̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: Se‧le‧na
Proper noun
Selena (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜈ)
- a female given name from English