Selina () is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of
Selene
In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Selene (; , meaning "Moon")''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη is the goddess and personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene (), she is traditionally the daughter ...
, the goddess and personification of the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ...
in
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...
and
religion
Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or ...
, or a spelling variation of the name
Celina, which is derived from the Roman name
Cecilia
Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.
History
The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for g ...
, referring to a woman from the
Caecilia gens
The gens Caecilia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are mentioned in history as early as the fifth century BC, but the first of the Caecilii who obtained the consulship was Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, in 284 BC.' ...
. This spelling variant had begun to be used in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
by the 1600s.
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People
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Selina Brown, British author and founder of the Black British Book Festival
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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 Cossgrove
Selina Cossgrove (née Robertson, 1849 – 23 October 1929) was one of the early developers of the Girl Peace Scouts movement in New Zealand.
Biography
Cossgrove was born in 1849, probably on 21 May, at Cairneyhill, Perthshire, Scotland. Her pa ...
(1849–1929), one of the early developers of the Girl Peace Scouts movement in New Zealand
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Selina Egle (born 2003), Austrian luger
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Selina Fillinger (born 1994), American playwright, TV writer, and screenwriter
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Selina Foote (born 1985), New Zealand artist
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Selina Gasparin (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
Selina Jen Chia-hsüan (; born 31 October 1981) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and actress. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E."我猜我猜我猜猜猜 20070212." Web. Retrieved 10 December 2009. On 11 June 2004, she gradua ...
(born 1981), Taiwanese girl-band member
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Selina Jenkinson (1812–1883), British aristocrat
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Selina Jörg (born 1988), German snowboarder
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Selina Kuruleca
Selina Kuruleca is a Fijian psychotherapist and commentator. She has been regularly quoted by media outlets in Fiji on a wide variety of issues, such as the controversial Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill promoted by the government of Prim ...
, Fijian psychotherapist and commentator
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Selina Leem, Marshallese climate change activist and spoken word performer
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Selina Özuzun Doğan (born 1988), Turkish politician
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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 (born 1983), Swiss football midfielder
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''
*
Selina Kyle (disambiguation), alter ego of the original
Catwoman
Catwoman is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, she debuted as "the Cat" in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #1 (spring 1940). She has become one of the superhero Batman' ...
, the DC Comics character
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Selina Meyer
Selina Catherine Meyer ( ; née Eaton) is a fictional character portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the HBO television comedy series '' Veep''. Louis-Dreyfus has been critically acclaimed for the role, earning a record-breaking six consecutive ...
, 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 secondary 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
''A Patch of Blue'' is a 1965 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed and written by Guy Green (filmmaker), Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white ...
* Selina Plymdale, a character in
Middlemarch
''Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life'' is a novel by English author George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. It appeared in eight installments (volumes) in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midlands town, in 1829 ...
- a novel by English author George Eliot
Other
* ''Selina'', a novel by German author
Jean Paul
Jean Paul (; born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825) was a German Romanticism, German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.
Life and work
Jean Paul was born at Wunsiedel, in the Ficht ...
, 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 of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano p ...
.
See also
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Celina (disambiguation)
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Céline (disambiguation)
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Selene (disambiguation)
Selene was the personification of the Moon in Greek mythology.
Selene may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Selene, another name for the Moon of Earth
*580 Selene, a minor planet orbiting the Sun
Animals
* Selene (fish), ''Selene'' (fish), a genus o ...
*
''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'' (album), Selena's debut album
* Selena (film), ''Selena'' (film), a 1997 American biographical drama film about Selena
** Selena ...
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Tselina (disambiguation)
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Selin (disambiguation)
Notes
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