Selena () is a feminine given name, a probable variant of

Selene In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Selene (; grc-gre, Σελήνη , meaning "Moon"'' A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη) is the goddess and the personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene, she is traditionally the daughte ...

, the goddess and personification of the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width ...

Greek mythology A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities of ...

and

religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural ...

. People with the name include: *

Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

(''Selena Quintanilla-Pérez''; 1971–1995), Mexican-American singer *

Selena (Dutch singer) Sabina Brons (born 9 August 1965), known professionally as Selena, is a Dutch singer. She released the album ''Timebomb'' in 1989, and had three hit singles in her homeland with "Shotgun", "Timebomb" and "So Far Away". References 1965 birt ...

(''Selena Brons''; born 1965), Dutch singer * Selena Sloan Butler (1872–1964) American founder and president of parent-teacher organizations *

Selena Coppa Selena Coppa (born February 25, 1983) is an ex-military intelligence Sergeant in the United States Army. She is primarily notable for her organizing and activism against the US Occupation of Iraq while serving as an active duty military member, ...

(born 1983), military intelligence Sergeant in the United States Army *

Selena Cuffe Selena Senora Cuffe, née Saunders (born 5 November 1975 in Culver City, California) is an American Businessperson, businesswoman. She is best known for co-founding Heritage Link Brands, LLC, the largest global importer of black produced wine, with ...

(born 1975), American businesswoman * Selena Forrest (born 1999), American fashion model *

Selena Fox Selena Fox (born 20 October 1949 in Arlington, Virginia) is a Wiccan priestess, interfaith minister, environmentalist, pagan elder, author, and lecturer in the fields of pagan studies, ecopsychology, and comparative religion. Fox is a trained c ...

(born 1949), Wiccan priestess and activist *

Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...

(born 1992), American singer and actress *

Selena Li Selena Lee Sze-wa (, born 12 February 1981), former stage name Selena Lee Sze-Wan (), is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress and former beauty pageant contestant. After participating in the 2003 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Lee had signed an artiste co ...

(born 1981), Hong Kong actress and beauty contestant *

Selena Millares Selena Millares (born Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1963) is a Spanish writer and professor. She was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and got her Ph.D. in Literature at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She has lived in Minneapolis, Paris, Be ...

(born 1963), Spanish writer and professor *

Selena Milošević Selena Milošević (born 9 June 1989) is a Croatian handball player for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship ...

(born 1989), Croatian handball player *

Selena Piek Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. Her current partner is Cheryl Seinen for women's doubles and Robin Tabeling for mixed doubles. She won the 2014 and 2015 editions of Dutch National Bad ...

(born 1991), Dutch badminton player * Selena Roberts (born 1966), American sponsors and sportswriter *

Selena Royle Selena Royle (November 6, 1904 – April 23, 1983) was an American actress (of stage, radio, television and film), and later, an author. Early life and career Actress Royle was born in New York City to playwright Edwin Milton Royle and actress ...

(1904–1983), American actress * Selena M. Salcedo, American soldier convicted of assaulting an Afghan prisoner who later died * Selena Tan, Singaporean actress

Fictional characters

*Selena, a character in the film ''

28 Days Later ''28 Days Later'' is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover the accidental release of a highly conta ...

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