Selka
Selka Origin and Meaning
Selka is an uncommon feminine name with a whole variety of possible origins. Its crisp, modern sound and rare-yet-familiar feel, make it an alluring choice.
On one hand, it may refer to the Scottish mythological being, the selkie, that lives as a seal in the sea but shed their skin to become human on the land. Their name comes from the word Selch meaning "gray seal".
Alternatively, it may be a form of Selda, the Polish form of Zelda, meaning "gray-fighting maid", or a variation on Silke, a German and Dutch diminutive of Celia or Cecilia meaning "heavenly" and "blind". There's also the possibility that it links to the Yiddish Zelig, lending it a cheerful meaning.
Other interpretations could be that Selka is: related to Slavic names containing the element sel meaning "village" or "settlement"; a variant of the Turkish Selcan meaning "flood or river of life" or "vibrant"; a diminutive of Gizela, meaning "hostage, pledge"; or a feminine form of the South Slavice Željko, meaning "desire"; a form of the Czech word for the name of a farmer's wife or a peasant woman.
With its intriguing sound, connections to mythology and to many well established names, Selka makes for a cross-cultural choice that remains rare.
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- Possibly a Polish Yiddish diminutive of Seldafound in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish,speakers in Poland (Selda being a variant of Zelda, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German,speaking areas)