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Selvin

Selvin proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Selvin (countable and uncountable, plural Selvins)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana, United States.

Forms of Selvin

pluralSelvins

Origin of Selvin

Probably from an unattested Old English personal name *Sǣlwīġ, composed of the elements sǣl (“happiness, prosperity, opportunity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).

Questions about Selvin

What does Selvin mean?
Selvin means a surname.
What part of speech is Selvin?
Selvin is a proper noun.

Words near Selvin in the dictionary

  1. Selveys
  2. Selvidge
  3. Selvidges
  4. Selvig
  5. Selvigs
  6. Selvin
  7. selving
  8. Selvins
  9. selvish
  10. Selvitella
  11. Selvon

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