Selina

English

Alternative forms

• Selena

Etymology

First recorded in England in the 17th century, possibly from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”), or a variant of Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.

Proper noun

Selina

1. A female given name from Latin.

Anagrams

• aliens, lisena, slaine, laines, Saline, saline, alines, lianes, A-lines, silane

Finnish

Etymology

From German Selina, or perhaps French Céline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈselinɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞linɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elinɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Se‧li‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): Se‧li‧na

Proper noun

Selina

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Selina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Selina	Selinat
genitive		Selinan	Selinoiden Selinoitten
partitive		Selinaa	Selinoita
illative		Selinaan	Selinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Selina	Selinat
accusative	nom.	Selina	Selinat
	gen.	Selinan
genitive		Selinan	Selinoiden Selinoitten Selinain rare
partitive		Selinaa	Selinoita
inessive		Selinassa	Selinoissa
elative		Selinasta	Selinoista
illative		Selinaan	Selinoihin
adessive		Selinalla	Selinoilla
ablative		Selinalta	Selinoilta
allative		Selinalle	Selinoille
essive		Selinana	Selinoina
translative		Selinaksi	Selinoiksi
abessive		Selinatta	Selinoitta
instructive		—	Selinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Selina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Selinani Selinani accusative nom. Selinani Selinani gen. Selinani genitive Selinani Selinoideni Selinoitteni Selinaini rare partitive Selinaani Selinoitani inessive Selinassani Selinoissani elative Selinastani Selinoistani illative Selinaani Selinoihini adessive Selinallani Selinoillani ablative Selinaltani Selinoiltani allative Selinalleni Selinoilleni essive Selinanani Selinoinani translative Selinakseni Selinoikseni abessive Selinattani Selinoittani instructive — — comitative — Selinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Selinasi Selinasi accusative nom. Selinasi Selinasi gen. Selinasi genitive Selinasi Selinoidesi Selinoittesi Selinaisi rare partitive Selinaasi Selinoitasi inessive Selinassasi Selinoissasi elative Selinastasi Selinoistasi illative Selinaasi Selinoihisi adessive Selinallasi Selinoillasi ablative Selinaltasi Selinoiltasi allative Selinallesi Selinoillesi essive Selinanasi Selinoinasi translative Selinaksesi Selinoiksesi abessive Selinattasi Selinoittasi instructive — — comitative — Selinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Selinamme Selinamme accusative nom. Selinamme Selinamme gen. Selinamme genitive Selinamme Selinoidemme Selinoittemme Selinaimme rare partitive Selinaamme Selinoitamme inessive Selinassamme Selinoissamme elative Selinastamme Selinoistamme illative Selinaamme Selinoihimme adessive Selinallamme Selinoillamme ablative Selinaltamme Selinoiltamme allative Selinallemme Selinoillemme essive Selinanamme Selinoinamme translative Selinaksemme Selinoiksemme abessive Selinattamme Selinoittamme instructive — — comitative — Selinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Selinanne Selinanne accusative nom. Selinanne Selinanne gen. Selinanne genitive Selinanne Selinoidenne Selinoittenne Selinainne rare partitive Selinaanne Selinoitanne inessive Selinassanne Selinoissanne elative Selinastanne Selinoistanne illative Selinaanne Selinoihinne adessive Selinallanne Selinoillanne ablative Selinaltanne Selinoiltanne allative Selinallenne Selinoillenne essive Selinananne Selinoinanne translative Selinaksenne Selinoiksenne abessive Selinattanne Selinoittanne instructive — — comitative — Selinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Selinansa Selinansa accusative nom. Selinansa Selinansa gen. Selinansa genitive Selinansa Selinoidensa Selinoittensa Selinainsa rare partitive Selinaansa Selinoitaan Selinoitansa inessive Selinassaan Selinassansa Selinoissaan Selinoissansa elative Selinastaan Selinastansa Selinoistaan Selinoistansa illative Selinaansa Selinoihinsa adessive Selinallaan Selinallansa Selinoillaan Selinoillansa ablative Selinaltaan Selinaltansa Selinoiltaan Selinoiltansa allative Selinalleen Selinallensa Selinoilleen Selinoillensa essive Selinanaan Selinanansa Selinoinaan Selinoinansa translative Selinakseen Selinaksensa Selinoikseen Selinoiksensa abessive Selinattaan Selinattansa Selinoittaan Selinoittansa instructive — — comitative — Selinoineen Selinoinensa

Statistics

• Selina is the 453^rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 865 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,133 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

A variant spelling of Celina, of Latin [Term?] origin.

Proper noun

Selina

1. a female given name