Given name
Selmah
“having divine protection”
Selmah is a variant of Selma. In German use, Selma carries the interpretation “having divine protection.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Selmah is a variant of Selma. In German use, Selma carries the interpretation “having divine protection.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Selmah is a variant of Selma. The history of Selma gives this family its wider story. Selma is the name of Ossian’s castle in James Macpherson’s poems. Enthusiasm for that literary world probably helped the name find use in Germany and Scandinavia, although its precise linguistic origin is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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