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selina

/səlˈinə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
seli-na
IPA
/səlˈinə/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin.

Etymology

First recorded in England in the 17th century, possibly from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”), or a variant of Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.

Inflected Forms

Selena (alternative)

Homonyms

celina

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce selina?
The recorded pronunciation is /səlˈinə/.
What does selina mean?
A female given name from Latin.
Where does selina come from?
First recorded in England in the 17th century, possibly from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”), or a variant of Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.

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