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Selena

/sɪˈliːnə/US/səˈlinə/

Selena proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Selena

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • I promised Selena — her full name I ascertained in due course was Selena Judith Hephzibah — that I would. I would have promised her anything.1893, William Wallace, After the Revolution: And Other Holiday Fantasies, W. Hodge, →ISBN, page 163
    • I have a younger sister, Jessica, who insists that everyone call her Selena because she feels the pain of the murdered Latin American rock star, and who just dropped out of school for the second time.2004, D. L. Lepidus, The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2003, Smith and Kraus, →ISBN, page 27

Selena meaning in Hindi

Selena in Hindi

female given name
सेलेना selenā

Origin of Selena

Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.

Words formed from Selena

Questions about Selena

What does Selena mean?
Selena means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What is Selena in Hindi?
Selena in Hindi is सेलेना (selenā). See Selena meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Selena?
Selena is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Selena?
Selena is pronounced /sɪˈliːnə/ (UK).

Words near Selena in the dictionary

  1. selectwoman
  2. selectwomen
  3. selegiline
  4. selekeh
  5. selen-
  6. Selena
  7. selena-
  8. selenane
  9. selenanes
  10. selenate
  11. selenated

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