Selma

Etymology
Taken to use in the 19th century when similar-sounding names, Elma, Thelma, Alma, Wilma, etc. were in vogue. Perhaps a shortening of Anselma, or from the name of a place in the 's cycle of epic poems, itself from  +. In some cases perhaps borrowed from, from.

Proper noun

 * 1) A placename
 * 1) A placename
 * 1) A placename

Translations

 * Arabic: سَلْمَى
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 塞爾瑪
 * Danish: Selma
 * Faroese: Selma
 * Finnish:
 * Icelandic:
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: سلما
 * Portuguese: Selma
 * Russian:, Сальма
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: Селма
 * Roman: Selma
 * Spanish: Salma
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Lombard: Selme

Noun

 * 1)  A confrontation where authorities brutally repress those wanting civil rights, similar to  in.
 * 2) * 2020, Dane Smith, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), "Toward a better patriotism", 3 July 2020
 * Eventually, our place and response may be viewed as a historic turning point, another Selma for the nation and world.
 * 1) * 2015, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Workers World, "Black and Brown unity in Alabama", 24 June 2015
 * Shelby County has become the new Selma.
 * 1) * 1986, Daily Sitka Sentinel, Sitka Weekend, p.11, Friday 17 January 1986
 * "I don't know how many Selmas you have in your memory," she said. "I have a lot in mine."

Etymology
Possibly from.

Usage notes
Matronymics
 * son of Selma: Selmuson
 * daughter of Selma: Selmudóttir

Etymology
From.

Etymology
From (🇨🇬), from.

Etymology
, from various similar-sounding female given names.

Etymology
From.