Selma
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Selma is of old-german Origin and a name variation of Anselm (male) and Anselma (female). 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".
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[edit] 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
[edit] Surname
- Dick Selma (1943-2001), American baseball player
- Mai Selma, last Duguwa king of the Kanem Empire
- Schwester Selma (1884-1984), Israeli nurse
[edit] 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
[edit] Places
- Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons
- Selma, Algeria
- United States:
- Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches
- Selma, Arkansas
- Selma, California, city in Fresno County
- Selma, Colorado
- Selma, Indiana, town located in Delaware County
- Selma, Iowa
- Selma, Kansas
- Selma, Louisiana
- Selma, Michigan
- Selma, Mississippi
- Selma, Missouri
- Selma, North Carolina, town in Johnston County
- Selma, Ohio
- Selma, Oregon, unincorporated community in Josephine County
- Selma, South Carolina
- Selma, Texas
- Selma, Virginia
[edit] Other uses
- Selma (sea serpent), a sea monster in Seljord, Norway
- Selma to Montgomery marches, three marches that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement
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