What names are similar to Selena?
If you like Selena, consider Selina, Elena and Athena. Like Selena, their spellings end in -na.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Selena.
Selina Greek · variant of Selene, the moon
Elena Greek · traditionally "torch, light," through Helen, whose own root is ancient and debated; the form that Spanish, Italian, and Slavic languages share, worn by saints and queens across a dozen countries. Travels lighter than Helena, glows the same
Athena Greek · goddess of wisdom
Sienna Italian · from the English word for an orange-red colour, linked to Siena and its earth; the pigment sienna is yellow-brown when raw and reddish-brown when heated
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Selena comes from.
Cynthia Greek · from Greek Kynthia, 'woman from Cynthus,' an epithet of Artemis; associated with the moon goddess but not literally meaning 'moon goddess'
Helena Greek · Latinate form of Helen; the deeper Greek etymology is uncertain, with light or torch only a traditional proposal
Calista Greek · most beautiful
Leandra Greek · feminine of Leander, "lion of a man"
The same feel
Also mythological names.
Sabrina Welsh · from the River Severn goddess in Welsh myth
Aurora Latin · dawn in Latin; also the name of the Roman goddess of dawn
Dayana Latin · Spanish variant of Diana, spelled the way English says it; Diana means 'divine, goddesslike'
Martina Latin · warlike, dedicated to Mars; one of the most popular current girls' names in Spain
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Selena, on a similar curve.
Melina Greek · elaboration of Mel, from names such as Melissa or the Greek meli, "honey"
Corina Greek · maiden
Georgina Greek · feminine form of George, meaning 'farmer, earthworker'
Serena Latin · "calm, serene"
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