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Sela

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Sela: Hebrew Meaning of Sela: "princess"
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Sela is a Biblical place-name, the original term for the city of Petra, finding new life through actress Sela Ward and also the young daughter of singer Lauryn Hill, who spells it Selah. Found on early African-American slave lists, it was sometimes spelled Cela or Cella.

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Sela Ward, American actress

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Saleet, Saleta, Selah

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