Given name & surname

Semelle

Semelle is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Semelle is a variant of Semele. An origin associated with Semele is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Semelle is a variant of Semele. The history of Semele gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Semele is associated with one of Zeus's lovers and the mother of Dionysus.

Explained through its name family

Semelle’s family of names

Semelle has a related form in Semele.

Walk Semelle’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

If you love Semelle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Mythological

Semyle

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Mythological

Semeane

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Mythological

Seleane

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Mythological

Semiene

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Mythological

Semeine

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Danish · Mythological

Semine

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>99% girls

Mythological

Cerydwen

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Semelle’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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