Selma
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Selma is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, notably borne by the Swedish author and Nobel laureate Selma Lagerlöf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selma canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | feminine given name ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage |
Danish
ⓘ
German ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Swedish ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | associated with Scandinavian literary heritage due to Selma Lagerlöf ⓘ |
| endsWithLetter | a ⓘ |
| etymologicalOrigin |
Germanic languages
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ⓘ
Scandinavian languages ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutiveForm |
Selmi
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ⓘ
Selmie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFourLetters | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Selma Archerd
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ⓘ
Selma Bajrami NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Ergeç NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma James NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Lagerlöf NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Lagerlöf is the first female Nobel laureate in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Selima
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ⓘ
Selmah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Europe
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ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameCategory |
feminine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| nameDayInFinland | June 8 ⓘ |
| nameDayInNorway | June 4 ⓘ |
| nameDayInSweden | March 8 ⓘ |
| nameUsage |
Danish
ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ Scandinavian ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| popularityTrend | experienced increased usage in Scandinavia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| possibleEtymology |
derived from Old High German elements meaning "helmet" and "protection"
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popularized through literary usage in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ used as a short form of names beginning with "Anselm-" or "Gisel-" ⓘ |
| startsWithLetter | S ⓘ |
| syllableCount | two ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.