Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selena

/səˈlinə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: se-le-na
IPA: /səˈlinə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Caelīna, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈlinə/
British English: /sɪˈliːnə/

Derived Forms

Jelena Selenator

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina christina tina serena lena regina katrina gina angelina

Questions

How do you pronounce selena?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈlinə/.
What does selena mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does selena come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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