Selma

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Pronounced： [ SEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German) ]
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Usage：English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic

Meaning & History：

Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of ANSELMA. It could also have been inspired by James Macpherson's 18th-century poems, in which it is the name of Ossian's castle.

ANSELMA female German, Italian, Spanish

Feminine form of ANSELM.

ANSELM male German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic

Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and helm "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late 11th century by Saint Anselm, who was born in northern Italy. He was archbishop of Canterbury and a Doctor of the Church.

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EQUIVALENTS

DANISH: Selma

DUTCH: Selma

ENGLISH: Selma, Zelma

GERMAN: Selma

ICELANDIC: Selma

NORWEGIAN: Selma

SWEDISH: Selma

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ansehelm, Anselm

ENGLISH: Ansel, Anselm, Velma, Zelma