Given name & surname · Russian

Селина

“heavenly”

Селина is a feminine given name from French. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Céline.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Селина goes back to French Céline, meaning “heavenly.”

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Where it comes from

Селина comes from French, and ultimately from Latin.

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How it developed

From French Céline, from Latin Caelīna.

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Селина’s family of names

In Russian usage, Селина has a diminutive in Селинка. In Russian usage, Селина has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Celina. In Russian usage, Селина has a conventional equivalent in the English form Selina.

Walk Селина’s family in the name graph

СелинаSelinaСелинкаCelineCelinaSielinaCélineCälina

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Селина has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.

EnglishFrenchPolishRussian

Frenchwhere Селина comes from · 1 name

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 2

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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