Selma

See also: selma and šelma

English

Etymology

Taken to use in the 19th century when similar-sounding names, Elma, Thelma, Alma, Wilma, etc. were in vogue. Perhaps a shortening of Anselma, or from the name of a place in the James Macpherson's Ossian cycle of epic poems, itself from Scottish Gaelic sealladh + math (“good vision”). In some cases perhaps borrowed from Turkish Selma, from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛlmə/

Proper noun

Selma

1. A female given name.
2. A surname
3. A city in Alabama; the county seat of Dallas County; named for James Macpherson's Ossianic poem The Songs of Selma.
4. A city in California; named for early resident Selma Michelson.
5. A city in Texas.
6. A town in North Carolina; named for the city in Alabama.
7. A town in Indiana.
8. A census-designated place in Oregon.
9. A census-designated place in Virginia.
10. A village in Graubünden canton, Switzerland.
11. A community of Nova Scotia.
12. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
13. An unincorporated community in Iowa.
14. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
15. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the place in the Ossian cycle.
16. An unincorporated community in Ohio.

Translations

female given name

• Arabic: سَلْمَى f (salmā)
• Danish: Selma
• Faroese: Selma f
• Finnish: Selma (fi)
• Icelandic: Selma (is) f
• Norwegian: Selma (no)
• Persian: سلما (salmâ)
• Portuguese: Selma f
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• Russian: Сельма (ru) f (Selʹma), Сальма f (Salʹma)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Селма f

  Roman: Selma f

• Spanish: Salma f
• Swedish: Selma (sv)
• Turkish: Selma (tr) f

village in Switzerland

• Lombard: Selme
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Anagrams

• EMALS, Lemas, MELAS, Salem, Smale, Smeal, almes, amels, lames, lamés, leams, males, meals, melas, mesal, semla

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Danish

Proper noun

Selma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Selma.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Selma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Selma.

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛlma/
• Rhymes: -ɛlma

Proper noun

Selma f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Selma: Selmuson
• daughter of Selma: Selmudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Selma
Accusative	Selmu
Dative	Selmu
Genitive	Selmu

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈselmɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞lmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elmɑ
• Hyphenation: Sel‧ma

Proper noun

Selma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Selma.

Declension

Inflection of Selma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Selma	Selmat
genitive		Selman	Selmojen
partitive		Selmaa	Selmoja
illative		Selmaan	Selmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Selma	Selmat
accusative	nom.	Selma	Selmat
	gen.	Selman
genitive		Selman	Selmojen Selmain rare
partitive		Selmaa	Selmoja
inessive		Selmassa	Selmoissa
elative		Selmasta	Selmoista
illative		Selmaan	Selmoihin
adessive		Selmalla	Selmoilla
ablative		Selmalta	Selmoilta
allative		Selmalle	Selmoille
essive		Selmana	Selmoina
translative		Selmaksi	Selmoiksi
abessive		Selmatta	Selmoitta
instructive		—	Selmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Selma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Selmani Selmani accusative nom. Selmani Selmani gen. Selmani genitive Selmani Selmojeni Selmaini rare partitive Selmaani Selmojani inessive Selmassani Selmoissani elative Selmastani Selmoistani illative Selmaani Selmoihini adessive Selmallani Selmoillani ablative Selmaltani Selmoiltani allative Selmalleni Selmoilleni essive Selmanani Selmoinani translative Selmakseni Selmoikseni abessive Selmattani Selmoittani instructive — — comitative — Selmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Selmasi Selmasi accusative nom. Selmasi Selmasi gen. Selmasi genitive Selmasi Selmojesi Selmaisi rare partitive Selmaasi Selmojasi inessive Selmassasi Selmoissasi elative Selmastasi Selmoistasi illative Selmaasi Selmoihisi adessive Selmallasi Selmoillasi ablative Selmaltasi Selmoiltasi allative Selmallesi Selmoillesi essive Selmanasi Selmoinasi translative Selmaksesi Selmoiksesi abessive Selmattasi Selmoittasi instructive — — comitative — Selmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Selmamme Selmamme accusative nom. Selmamme Selmamme gen. Selmamme genitive Selmamme Selmojemme Selmaimme rare partitive Selmaamme Selmojamme inessive Selmassamme Selmoissamme elative Selmastamme Selmoistamme illative Selmaamme Selmoihimme adessive Selmallamme Selmoillamme ablative Selmaltamme Selmoiltamme allative Selmallemme Selmoillemme essive Selmanamme Selmoinamme translative Selmaksemme Selmoiksemme abessive Selmattamme Selmoittamme instructive — — comitative — Selmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Selmanne Selmanne accusative nom. Selmanne Selmanne gen. Selmanne genitive Selmanne Selmojenne Selmainne rare partitive Selmaanne Selmojanne inessive Selmassanne Selmoissanne elative Selmastanne Selmoistanne illative Selmaanne Selmoihinne adessive Selmallanne Selmoillanne ablative Selmaltanne Selmoiltanne allative Selmallenne Selmoillenne essive Selmananne Selmoinanne translative Selmaksenne Selmoiksenne abessive Selmattanne Selmoittanne instructive — — comitative — Selmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Selmansa Selmansa accusative nom. Selmansa Selmansa gen. Selmansa genitive Selmansa Selmojensa Selmainsa rare partitive Selmaansa Selmojaan Selmojansa inessive Selmassaan Selmassansa Selmoissaan Selmoissansa elative Selmastaan Selmastansa Selmoistaan Selmoistansa illative Selmaansa Selmoihinsa adessive Selmallaan Selmallansa Selmoillaan Selmoillansa ablative Selmaltaan Selmaltansa Selmoiltaan Selmoiltansa allative Selmalleen Selmallensa Selmoilleen Selmoillensa essive Selmanaan Selmanansa Selmoinaan Selmoinansa translative Selmakseen Selmaksensa Selmoikseen Selmoiksensa abessive Selmattaan Selmattansa Selmoittaan Selmoittansa instructive — — comitative — Selmoineen Selmoinensa

Anagrams

• Salme

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛlma/
• Rhymes: -ɛlma

Proper noun

Selma f

1. a female given name

Declension

declension of Selma

f-w1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Selma
accusative	Selmu
dative	Selmu
genitive	Selmu

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Selma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Selma.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛw.mɐ/

Proper noun

Selma f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Selma

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish Selma), from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā).

Proper noun

Selma f (Cyrillic spelling Селма)

1. a female given name

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Swedish

Proper noun

Selma c (genitive Selmas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Selma.

Anagrams

• males, semla, smale

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English, from various similar-sounding female given names.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Sel‧ma

Proper noun

Selma

1. a female given name from English

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā).

Proper noun

Selma

1. a female given name from Arabic