Selina () is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of
Selene, the goddess and personification of the
Moon in
Greek mythology and
religion, or a spelling variation of the name
Celina, which is derived from the Roman name
Cecilia, referring to a woman from the
Caecilia gens. This spelling variant had begun to be used in the
United Kingdom by the 1600s.
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People
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Selina Büchel (born 1991), Swiss middle-distance runner
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Selina Chow (born 1945), Hong Kong politician and broadcaster
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Selina Cooper (1864–1946), English suffragist
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Selina Foote (born 1985), New Zealand artist
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Selina Gasparin
Selina Gasparin (born 3 April 1984) is a Swiss biathlete.
Biography
She won a silver medal in the Individual at 2014 Winter Olympics.
Gasparin competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. Her best performance was 40th in the individual ...
(born 1984), Swiss biathlete
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Selina Griffiths (born 1969), British actress
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Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707–1791), English Christian revivalist, Methodist
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Selina Hastings (Lady Selina Shirley Hastings, born 1945), British biographer and journalist
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Selina Hornibrook (born 1978), Australian netball player
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Selina Hossain (born 1947), Bangladeshi novelist
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Selina Jen (born 1981), Taiwanese girl-band member
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Selina Jörg (born 1988), German snowboarder
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Selina Kuruleca, Fijian psychotherapist and commentator
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Selina Perera (1909-1986), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist
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Selina Robinson (born c. 1964), Canadian politician from British Columbia
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Selina Scott (born 1951), English newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter
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Selina Siggins (1878–1964), Australian trade unionist and politician
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Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 1971), Pasifika poet-scholar
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Selina Zumbühl
Selina Zumbühl (born 13 October 1983) is a Swiss football midfielder, currently playing for FC Zürich
Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded ...
(born 1983), Swiss football midfielder
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Selina Hoshiyo
Selina () is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion, or a spelling variation of the name Celina, which is derived from the Roman name Cecilia, refe ...
(born 1998), Russian singer and artist
Variants
*A Spanish version of the name is Selena.
*A Greek version of the name is Σελένα.
*A French version of the name is Sélene.
*A Hebrew version of the name is סלינה.
*A Turkish version of the name is Selin.
Fictional characters
* Selina Peake De Jong, the protagonist of Edna Ferber's novel ''
So Big''
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Selina Kyle (disambiguation), alter ego of the original
Catwoman, the DC Comics character
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Selina Meyer, protagonist of the HBO television comedy series ''Veep''
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Selina Roberts, from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''
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Selina, the main antagonist in the sixth season of ''Winx Club''
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Selina Khan, main character from CBBC's ''Wolfblood''
* Selina D'Arcey, main character from 1965 American film
A Patch of Blue
* Selina Plymdale, a character in
Middlemarch - a novel by English author George Eliot
Other
* ''Selina'', a novel by German author
Jean Paul, published posthumously in 1827
* ''Selina'' (1948), a ballet for
Sadler's Wells, choreographed by
Andrée Howard to music by
Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...
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See also
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Celina (disambiguation) __NOTOC__
Celina may refer to: Celina (given name), the origins of the name.
Places
* Celina, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Celina, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
* Celina, Ohio, a city
* Celina, Tennessee, a city
* Celina, Texas, ...
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Céline (disambiguation)
Celine or Céline may refer to:
People
* Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer
Places
* Celine, Krško, a small settlement in the Krško municipality in Slovenia
Croatia
* Celine, Jastrebarsko, a village in Zagreb County, belonging to the ...
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Selene (disambiguation)
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''Selenia'' (moth), a genus of moths
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Selena (disambiguation) Selena (1971–1995) was an American singer.
Selena may also refer to:
Music and media
* ''Selena'' (album), Selena's debut album
* ''Selena'' (film), a 1997 American biographical drama film about Selena
** ''Selena'' (soundtrack), a soundtrac ...
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Tselina (disambiguation)
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Selin (disambiguation)
Selin may refer to:
Places
* Selin, Iran, a village
Given name
* Selin Demiratar (born 1983), Turkish actress
* Selin Dişli (born 1998), Turkish footballer
* Selin Ekiz (born 1989), Turkish basketball player
* Selin Kuralay (born 1985), A ...
Notes
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