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Seleena
How to Pronounce Seleena
Pronounced suh-LEE-nuh /səˈliː.nə/Medium
Meaning: Seleena is a spelling variant of Selena (or Selina), which traces to Greek Selene, the personified moon and its goddess, so the sense is 'moon' or 'moon goddess.' The doubled -ee- is stylistic; the lunar meaning comes straight from Selene.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Seleena is a variant of Selena, a name rooted in Greek Selene, goddess of the moon. The standard Selena drew wide attention in the 1990s, and rarer spellings like Seleena followed in its wake. This form appears from around 1980, peaks near 1995, and stays uncommon, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its height.
A Seleena from the mid-1990s is now an adult. The moon-goddess meaning gives the name a soft, celestial appeal, but the streamlined Selena and Selina are the spellings that endured; Seleena remained a rarer decorative variant that has not revived.
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What does the name Seleena mean?
It is a respelling of Selena, from Greek Selene, the moon goddess, so it carries the sense of 'moon.'
How do you pronounce Seleena?
It's said suh-LEE-nuh /səˈliː.nə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Seleena a boy or girl name?
Seleena is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Seleena?
It has always been rare, an unusual spelling of Selena that surfaced around nineteen-eighty and never spread widely.