Selina

Variation of Selena or Celine, Latin

"moon goddess"

Selina Origin and Meaning

The name Selina is a girl's name meaning "moon goddess".

The Selina spelling swims below the Top 1000, which it fell off more than 15 years ago. Still, more than 160 baby girls were named Selina in 2023, compared with over 1300 named Selena and more than 1000 called the fashion-friendly Celine.

The Selina spelling was used for the Julia Louis-Dreyfus character on Veep and is also the spelling used by Catwoman alter-ego Selina Kaye.

While Selina looks as if it might be pronounced sel-eye-na and undoubtedly is by some bearers, its proper pronunciation is sel-ee-na.

Selina Rank in US Top 1000

# 969 in the US

Selina Popularity

• 1726 Nameberry 2024
• 379 Unique 2023
• 777 England 2021
• 105 Germany 2016
• 135 Switzerland 2023

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Famous People Named Selina

• Selina Gasparin Swiss Olympic biathlete
• Selina Mary Scott English TV presenter
• Selina Cadell English actress
• Selina Hastings Countess of Huntingdon, Scottish religious leader
• Selina Dolaro English stage actress
• Isobel Selina "Belle" Miller Kuhn Canadian missionary to China
• Selina Chow (born Liang Shuk yee), Hong Kong politician and broadcaster
• Selina Jen (born Jen Chia Hsüan), Taiwanese singer of girl group S.H.E.
• Selina Majors aka Bambi American pro wrestler

Selina in Pop Culture

• Selina Catherine Meyer U.S. Vice President on TV's "Veep"
• Selina Kyle aka Catwoman character in the Batman series
• Selina character in "Love is Innocent" by Barbara Cartland
• Selina character in "A Gamble with Hearts" by Barbara Cartland
• Selina Place a local witch (a.k.a. the Morrigan or Shape,shifter) in Alan Garner's "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen"
• Selina Roberts a character in 'Home and Away'.