Selina

Selina
An Ancient Roman bust of the goddess Selene, the personification of the Moon.
Pronunciation/səˈliːnə/
Genderfemale
Origin
Language(s)Greek, Latin
Meaning“Moon” or “woman from the Caecilia gens.”
Other names
Related namesCecilia, Celina, Salina, Selena, Selene, Selin

Selina (/səˈliːnə/) 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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