Origin and Meaning of Selma

Gender

Feminine

Origin of Selma

Old German

Meaning of Selma

The name Selma is a short form of Anselma.

Famous bearers

Bearers include Selma Lagerlöf (1858 - 1940), a Swedish author and the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature; Selma Blair (born 1972), an American actress; Selma Björnsdóttir, also known as Selma (born 1974), an Icelandic singer.

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