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Selena - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Selena \s(e)-le-na\ is pronounced sa-LEEN-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "the moon". Mythology: Selena was the moon goddess, sister to Helios, the sun. The name also possibly derives from Celia or the French name Marceline. Late Latin pop singer Selena.
Selena has 22 variant forms: Celene, Celie, Celina, Celinda, Celine, Cellina, Celyna, Saleena, Salena, Salina, Sela, Salena, Selene, Selenia, Selenna, Selenna, Selia, Selie, Selina, Selinda, Seline and Sena.
For more information, see also related names Zelenia and Celena.
Baby names that sound like Selena are Celeena, Celenia, Solana, Solina, Zelenya, Zelina and Zelene.
Selena is a very common first name for women (#815 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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