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Selma

What does Selma mean?

Selma Pronunciation of 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.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Se-, -ma

ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, helmet (defender)

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)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Selma name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Selma outside U.S.

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.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Selma, Salma, Salome, Velma, Zelma in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Selma outside U.S.

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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