Western numerology
Number 5 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Selma at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 7
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
- 149 family views
Number meaning for Selma
Indian numerology
Number 7 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Selma mean?
Selma is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Indian, Bengali, German context. Its meaning is recorded as: Comely; divinely protected; Fair; Feminine diminutive of Anselm: God's helmet; Secure
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
Similar names
Names like Selma
Alma
Girl
Filipino
Apple; Good; nourishing; Soul; Soul Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable; soul, nourishing
193 family views
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
Girl
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Diminutive of Wilhelmina; Knowledge and intelligence; Noble; Peace; Resolute Protector; Resolute protector Strong helmet Diminutive of Wilhelmina, feminine form of Wilhelm; Safe; Strong Helmet; Well Born
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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
134 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Selma
Sister names
Sisters for Selma
Alma
Girl
Filipino
Apple; Good; nourishing; Soul; Soul Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable; soul, nourishing
193 family views
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
180 family views
Ilma
Girl
Indian
Diminutive of Wilhelmina; Knowledge and intelligence; Noble; Peace; Resolute Protector; Resolute protector Strong helmet Diminutive of Wilhelmina, feminine form of Wilhelm; Safe; Strong Helmet; Well Born
153 family views
Selena
Girl
Indian
moon; Variant of Celine: French form of the Latin 'caelum' meaning sky or heaven Also a variant of Celia
134 family views
Selina
Girl
Filipino
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
158 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Alma
Girl
Filipino
Apple; Good; nourishing; Soul; Soul Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable; soul, nourishing
193 family views
Selina
Girl
Filipino
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
158 family views
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