English
Selena
Selena may come from Latin Caelīna ‘heavenly’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CECaelīna‘heavenly’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1893Selena
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CECaelīna‘heavenly’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1893Selena
Earliest quotation: 1893, William Wallace, After the Revolution: And Other Holiday Fantasies: “I promised Selena — her full name I ascertained…”
Every English word from Latin Caelīna
Today it means
name A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Caelīna / Selena