Selma

May refer to:

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".

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
• Selma Saad, Lebanese/Slovakian Strong woman

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

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 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, Guadalupe County, Texas
    • Selma, Comal County, Texas
    • Selma, Bexar County, Texas
  • Selma, Virginia
    • Selma, Staunton County, Virginia
    • Selma, Alleghany County, Virginia
  • Selma Township (disambiguation), various

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