girl name · Source-indexed record
Selma
سلمى
peaceful, Helmet of God, Safe, Fair, Protected by God, Protection of God, Divinely Protected, Sacrifice, Well Spoken.
- Arabic spelling
- سلمى
- Pronunciation
- SEHL-mahAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- ArabicLinguistic inference
- Gender
- girl
- First letter
- S
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Selma
Selma is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a female name. The source records its meaning as “peaceful, Helmet of God, Safe, Fair, Protected by God, Protection of God, Divinely Protected, Sacrifice, Well Spoken.”. Its origin label is inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.