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Selma (given Name)
Selma is a feminine name of ambiguous origin. It could be a form of '' Selima'', which in turn is a name first recorded in a poem by Thomas Gray (died 1771). One possibility is that ''Selima'' was influenced by the Arabic name ''Selim'' meaning "peaceful". Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 243. In Turkey, the name is a variation of the Arabic female name Salma. The name may also have Celtic origins, in which case it means "beautiful view". The use of ''Selma'' in Germany and Scandinavia stems from the Ossianic poetry of James Macpherson (died 1796), where it appears as a place name. Fellows-Jensen (2006) pp. 134–136. Vigsø (2001). Its specific popularity in Sweden is likely due to the Selma poems of Frans Michael Franzén (died 1847). It was later introduced into Denmark by Swedish immigrants, after which it likely became more common due to the works of the author Selma Lagerlöf (died 1940). The given name lost popularity in Sweden during most of the 20th century, but ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelma (given Name)
Zelma is a primarily feminine given name, a variant of the name Selma. Usage Zelma was among the 1,000 most popular names in use for girls in the United States between 1880 and 1955. It peaked in 1902, when it was the 216th most popular name for American girls. It was among the top 100 names for girls born in Latvia between 1920 and 1935, and among the top 1,000 names for girls in Brazil between 1950 and 1960. Women * Unita Zelma Blackwell (1933–2019), American civil rights activist * Zelma Blakely (1921–1978), British painter, printer, engraver, and illustrator * Zelma Bogue (1880–1975), American politician * Zelma Cēsniece-Freidenfelde (1892–1929), Latvian physician and politician *Zelma Davis, Liberian-born singer who rose to fame in the early 1990s * Zelma "Zee" Edgell (1940–2020), Belizean-born American writer and academic * Zelma Hedin (1827–1874), Swedish actress *Kathryn Grayson, born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick (1922–2010), American actress and colorat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Bajrami
Selma Bajrami (born 4 July 1980) is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and media personality. Her professional music career began when she was a teenager joining the pop group "IF". With the release of her first studio album '' Kad suza ne bude...'' in 1998, Bajrami started her solo career. So far, she has released 9 studio albums. Deemed as the most popular and best selling female pop star in Bosnia, she is also one of the most popular Balkan singers of the 21st century. Early life Bajrami was born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of SFR Yugoslavia to a Bosniak mother and Albanian father. She grew up in the nearby village of Mramor where she spent the entirety of the Bosnian War (1992–1995), during which she started singing in kafanas. In 1996 she moved back to Tuzla where she finished a hairdressing school. Bajrami started singing professionally at the age of 15, performing at local festivals and venues. Career Her first studio album, Kad suza ne bude..., was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Freud
Selma Freud (b., 21 August 1877, Vienna, d. after 1933, probably in Israel) was an Austrian physicist and the founder of the first official Salvation Army corps in Vienna. She received her doctorate in physics from the University of Vienna in 1906 and was widely thought to be the first Austrian woman to do so, although she was in fact the second. There is no record of Freud pursuing physics research beyond her dissertation. Instead, having been raised Protestantism, Protestant in a largely Catholic Church, Catholic country, Freud trained with the Salvation Army The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestantism, Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. It is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. The organisation reports a worldwide m ... in London in the early 1920s and in 1926 founded the first Austrian chapter of the ''Heilsarmee'' (the Army's German name) in Vienna in the face of local opposition there. Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |