Selma
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Feminine short form of Anselm, meaning 'God's helmet'.
Variant of Salma.
From the name of Fingal's castle in the Ossian poem by Macpherson, Celtic shelma 'beautiful view'.- Famous real-life people named Selma: | Edit
Selma Blair, American actress.
Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author and first woman to win the Nobel prize for literture.- Selma in song, story & screen: | Edit
Selma, character in Kahlil Gibran's story "Broken Wings"
Selma Bouvier, sister of Marge in the cartoon series "The Simpsons"
"Selma" is a song by Bosnian band Bijelo Dugme
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Global Popularity of the Name Selma
- #19 in Norway
- #46 in Sweden
- #78 in Iceland
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