Selma (name)

Selma is both a feminine given name and a surname. It is of old-German origin and a name variation of Anselm (male) and Anselma (female). It may also be a female form of Solomon.The name is based on Ans- = Æsir, part of German mythology, and -helm, which may refer to a helmet itself, protection or "protected by gods". Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Selma Bajrami (born 1980), Bosnian singer
• Selma Björnsdóttir (born 1974), Icelandic singer, 1999 and 2005 representative in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Selma Blair (born 1972), American actress
• Selma Chalabi, British filmmaker
• Selma Diamond (1920–1985), American actress
• Selma Ergeç (born 1978), Turkish-German actress and model
• Selma Ek (1856–1941), Swedish opera singer
• Selma Ferović, rector of the Sarajevo Music Academy
• Selma Aliye Kavaf (born 1962), Turkish politician
• Selma Kurz (1874–1933), Austrian/German operatic soprano
• Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), Swedish author
• Selma Meyer (1888–1958), German nurse and high-school teacher
• Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924–1942), Romanian-born German-language poet
• Selma Yağcı, Turkish boxer

Surname:

• Dick Selma (1943–2001), American baseball player
• Mai Selma, last Duguwa king of the Kanem Empire
• Schwester Selma (1884–1984), Israeli nurse

Fictional characters:

• Selma Bouvier, The Simpsons character voiced by Julie Kavner
• Selma Jezková, fictional character in the Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark played by Björk

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