Selena (given name)
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| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Meaning | Moon |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Celina, Salina, Selene, Selina |
Selena (/səˈliːnə/) is a feminine given name, a probable variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion.[1]
People with the name include:
- Selena (Selena Quintanilla-Pérez; 1971–1995), Mexican-American singer
- Selena (Dutch singer) (Sabina Brons-Quack; born 1965), Dutch singer
- Selena Sloan Butler (1872–1964) American founder and president of parent-teacher organizations
- Selena Coppa (born 1983), military intelligence Sergeant in the United States Army
- Selena Cuffe (born 1975), American businesswoman
- Selena Forrest (born 1999), American fashion model
- Selena Fox (born 1949), Wiccan priestess and activist
- Selena Gomez (born 1992), American singer and actress
- Selena Li (born 1981), Hong Kong actress and beauty contestant
- Selena Millares (born 1963), Spanish writer and professor
- Selena Milošević (born 1989), Croatian handball player
- Selena Piek (born 1991), Dutch badminton player
- Selena Roberts (born 1966), American sponsors and sportswriter
- Selena Royle (1904–1983), American actress
- Selena M. Salcedo, American soldier convicted of assaulting an Afghan prisoner who later died
- Selena Tan, Singaporean actress
Fictional characters
[edit]- Selena, a character in the film 28 Days Later
- Selena, a character in the MOBA game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Selena St. George, a character in Stephen King’s Dolores Claiborne
See also
[edit]- Selina, given name
- Serena (disambiguation)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 243. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
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