selena

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Definition of selena in English English dictionary

A female given name

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.

given name, female

Hyphenation

Se·le·na

Turkish pronunciation

sılinı

Pronunciation

/səˈlēnə/ /səˈliːnə/

Etymology

() A variant of Selina, from Latin Caelina (“heavenly”), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.