Selena

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//sɪˈliːnə//
United States//səˈlinə//

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

proper noun

1
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
I promised Selena — her full name I ascertained in due course was Selena Judith Hephzibah — that I would. I would have promised her anything.
I have a younger sister, Jessica, who insists that everyone call her Selena because she feels the pain of the murdered Latin American rock star, and who just dropped out of school for the second time.

Etymology

Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.

selected · That have been selected or chosen.selection · The process or act of selecting.selective · Of or relating to the process of selection.

Selena · A female given name from Ancient Greek.

self · Myself, oneself.Self · A surname.self-control · The ability to control one's desires and impulses.

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