In all the world, Selma (Selma 
, سلمى 
, סלמה 
, and others...) is a widespread girly forename. The first name Selma is habitual in Turkey, where it is a common feminine name, Namibia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Turkey, Brazil, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Selma is the last name as well as the forename.
Selma is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Selma | Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, United States, Algeria, Turkey |
| سلمى | Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| סלמה | Israel |
| Сельма | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia |
| Селма | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria |
Math, Salmine, Salome, Salomé, Selmà, Selmá, Selmâ, Sełma, Sèlma, Sèlmà, Sèlmâ, Sèlmã, Sélma, Sélmà, Sélmâ, Sélmã, Sêlmà, Sêlmâ, Sêlmã, Sëlma, Sëlmà, Sëlmâ, Sëlmã, Sëlmā, Sēlma, Sēlmā, Sęlma, Sęlmã, Sęlɱa, Zelma, Šelma, Зелма, Зельма, Салма, Салома, Саломе, Сальма, Соломия, Соломія, Сэлма, Сэльма, סלומה, سالومه, سلما, سلمي, سيلما, サロメ, and 色罗马
Selma is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Selma Bouvier , the character on The Simpsons; Selma Reesedale , the Gotham Girls character; SELMA , the fictional character from the television series Time Trax; Selma , the operatic character in the opera Gegen die Wand and Selma Traskvist , the fictional ''Selmas saga'' character, and in many other works.
| bartolme de selma Spanish musician and composer, ES (b. 1570) |
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selma coronini Austrian noble lady (1832-1919), AT (b. 1832) |
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selma jacobsson Swedish photographer (1841–1899), SE (b. 1841) |
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selma nicklass-kempner German singer and music educator, DE (b. 1849) |
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selma lundahl Finnish actress, FI (b. 1853) |
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| selma ranke 1806-1878; Ehefrau von Friedrich Heinrich Ranke; Tochter von Gotthilf Heinrich Schubert. (b. 1806) |
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selma matilda nordendal SE (b. 1846) |
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selma gräfin von der gröben German noble and activist (1856-1938), DE (b. 1856) |
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selma ek singer, SE (b. 1856) |
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selma ottilia lovisa lagerlöf Swedish writer, SE (b. 1858) |
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selma kajanus Finnish pianist, FI (b. 1860) |
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selma krongold Polish soprano, PL (b. 1861) |
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selma jonsson SE (b. 1858) |
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selma sundelius-lagerström SE (b. 1859) |
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selma colliander SE (b. 1861) |
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