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Number 5 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number
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Selma at a glance
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- Girl
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 7
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
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What does Selma mean?
Selma is a baby name with Indian, Bengali, Celtic, Egyptian, German, Scandinavian context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Comely; divinely protected; Fair; Feminine diminutive of Anselm: God's helmet; Secure.
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Diminutive of Wilhelmina; Knowledge and intelligence; Noble; Peace; Resolute Protector
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moon; Variant of Celine: French form of the Latin 'caelum' meaning sky or heaven Also a variant of Celia
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Alma
Girl
Filipino
Apple; Good; nourishing; Soul; Soul Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable
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Elma
Girl
Indian
Apple; Friendly; God's protection; Used as a diminutive of many feminine name ending in 'elma' Also a name derived from a compound of the first two letters of Elizaheth and Mary
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Ilma
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Diminutive of Wilhelmina; Knowledge and intelligence; Noble; Peace; Resolute Protector
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Selena
Girl
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moon; Variant of Celine: French form of the Latin 'caelum' meaning sky or heaven Also a variant of Celia
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Selina
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moon; Moon goddess; Moon, Salty; Star in the Sky; Variant of Celine: French form of the Latin 'caelum' meaning sky or heaven Also a variant of Celia or Selena
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Alma
Girl
Filipino
Apple; Good; nourishing; Soul; Soul Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable
195 family views
Selina
Girl
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moon; Moon goddess; Moon, Salty; Star in the Sky; Variant of Celine: French form of the Latin 'caelum' meaning sky or heaven Also a variant of Celia or Selena
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