Meaning and background
The story behind Selina
Selina is an English given name recorded as a variant of Celina or Selena. Those alternatives are important because their more distant roots are not necessarily identical. A name-history reference traces use of Selina in English to the seventeenth century. Its flowing three-syllable form works independently as a dog name, but it would be misleading to claim the spelling invariably means moon without knowing which name tradition it follows.
- Origin
- English variant of Celina or Selena, attested in use from the seventeenth century. Source
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About Selina
Recorded as a dog’s name
Selina appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/səlinə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/səlinə/ · primary stress on syllable 2S AH0 L IY1 N AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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