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What does Selma mean?
Selma 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced SEL-mah. It is of Old German and Arabic origin, and the meaning of Selma is "helmet of God; safe". Feminine short form of Anselma; variant of Salma. Actress Selma Blair. Also form of Salome.
Variations
VARIANTS Anselma, Salma▲, Sellma, Selmah, Zelma▼, Zelmah
SEE ALSO Velma
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA SALMA Sahlma, Salmah
MASCULINE FORM Anselm
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Seama, ..
(male) Selba, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Selma Rylan (S.R.), ..
How popular is Selma?
Selma is a very popular first name for women (#691 out of 4276, Top 16%) and a slightly less popular surname for all people (#108734 out of 150436, Top 72%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Selma reached its top position of #187 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Selma are Salma (#799 FROM RECENT DATA), Salome (#1578), Velma and Zelma. Other variants, like Sahlma, are seldom used. These forms of Selma were favored 118 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.4%) and have become significantly less widespread since, with versions like Zelma becoming less trendy. Salma has historically been preferred by parents.
Similar Names
Selma▼ is pronounced similarly to Zulma. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adelma, Allma, Alma▼, Dalma, Delma▼, Desma, Ellma, Elma▼, Gemma▲, Halma, Helima, Helma, Hema, Herma, Hilma▼, Jemma▲, Neema, Neima, Neoma, Palma, Peloma, Salama, Salima, Saloma, Samma, Seana, Seara, Sebra, Seelia, Seema, Seemah, Seila, Sela, Selbea (see Selby), Selby, Selda, Selena, Selia, Selie, Selima, Selimah, Selina, Selyna, Sena▼, Senga, Senoma (see Sonoma), Sera, Seula, Shela, Shelia▼, Shella, Silia, Silja, Silva, Silya, Sima, Soloma, Soma, Stela, Stella, Sula, Sylva, Syma, Talma, Telma, Thelma▼, Valma, Vehlma (see Velma), Vellma, Vilma, Wilma▼, Wylma and Zelima. These names tend to be less frequently used than Selma.
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