Selby (name)
Selby is both a given name and surname.
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɛlbi/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | 1. Old Norse 2. English |
| Meaning | From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse. |
| Region of origin | England |
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Notable people with the name include:
Given name
[edit]- Selby Ash (1836–1870), English cricketer
- Selby Baqwa, Public Protector of South Africa from 1995 to 2002
- Selby Beeler, female American author
- Selby Burt (1903–1959), Australian cricketer
- Selby Clewer (1917–2001), English architect
- Selby Khumalo (born 1971), South African politician
- Selby Mbenenge (born 1961), South African judge
- Selby McFarlane (1891–1976), Australian rugby league footballer
- Selby Munsie (1870–1938), Australian politician
- Selby Mvusi (1929–1967), South African artist
- Selby Norton (1836–1906), English doctor
- Selby Ripinga (born 1948), South African politician and diplomat
- Selby Wynn Schwartz, American author
- Selby Whittingham (born 1941), Malaysian art expert based in London
Surname
[edit]- Selby family, a family that originated in Selby, Yorkshire
- Andrew Selby (born 1988), Welsh amateur boxer
- Bill Selby (born 1970), American baseball player
- Brit Selby (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player
- Charles Selby (c. 1802 – 1863), English actor and playwright
- Charles August Selby (1755–1823), English-Danish merchant and landowner
- Colin Selby (born 1997), American baseball player
- Dale Pierre Selby (1953–1987), executed American murderer
- David Selby (born 1941), American character and stage actor
- David Selby (basketball) (born 1965), Australian wheelchair basketball player
- Daryl Selby (born 1982), English professional squash player
- Erin Selby, Canadian politician and TV personality
- Geoff Selby (1965–1989), Australian rugby league footballer
- George Selby (1557–1625), English politician
- Guy W. Selby (1871–1968), Michigan politician
- Harry Selby (1913–1984), Scottish politician
- Harry Selby (hunter) (1925–2018), South African big-game hunter
- Hubert Selby Jr. (1928–2004), American writer
- Isaac Selby (1859–1956), Australian lecturer, historian and anti-Catholic campaigner
- Jennifer Selby, Canadian religious studies scholar
- John Selby (disambiguation), several people
- Josh Selby (born 1991), American basketball player
- Julian Selby (1833–1907) South Carolina printer and writer
- Kathryn Selby (born 1962), Australian classical pianist
- Lauren Selby (born 1984), English professional squash player
- Lee Selby (born 1987), Welsh professional boxer
- Mark Selby (born 1983), professional snooker player
- Mark Selby (musician) (1960/1961–2017), American blues rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer
- Nicholas Selby (1925–2010), British television and theatre actor
- Peter Selby (born 1941), Church of England Bishop of Worcester
- Prideaux Selby (1747–1813), English soldier and political figure in Upper Canada
- Prideaux John Selby (1788–1867), English ornithologist, botanist and artist and landowner
- Rob Selby (born 1967), former professional American football player
- Robert of Selby (died 1152), Englishman, courtier of Roger II of Sicily and chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily
- Sidney Selby (1931–2020), American singer and musician known professionally as Guitar Crusher
- Sidney Selby III (born 1997), American rapper known professionally as Desiigner
- Thomas Selby (disambiguation), several people
- Tiffany Selby (born 1981), model, Playboy Playmate
- Todd Selby, American photographer, blogger and fashion celebrity
- Tony Selby (1938–2021), English actor
- Vera Selby
- Sir Walford Selby (1881–1965), British civil servant and diplomat
- William Selby (disambiguation), several people
See also
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