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I know a Mexican Seleni. Her sister's mn is Thalia, so her parents must be into music. I also know an American Celina. I guess Selena Quintanilla Perez wasn't as big as I thought.

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I like the spellings Selena, Seleni, Celine. The others don't seem quite right for some reason.

I think I prefer Serena, but I like Selena too. Between Selena, Selina, and Celina, none of the spellings really stands out as better than the others, but I'll try to rank them by most to least favorite.

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Celina: My favorite just because it's a family name; one of my grandmother's paternal aunts was named Maria Marcelina and called Celina. I do prefer the open crescent of the C to the serpentine S, now that I think about it. I used to live near a town in the Dallas area named Celina, pronounced seh-LY-na, and, boy, it aggravated me. I wonder if a Celina would run into that pronunciation anywhere else in the world.

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Selina: Seems a tad spunkier and stronger, somehow, than Selena. Funny how they're both six letters, but Selina looks more compact, more tightly put together, while Selena seems to sprawl by comparison. Plus, it's Catwoman's name, so that's fun.

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Selena: Not my favorite, but still quite nice. I associate it with late Tejano-Pop singer Selena and Selena Gomez. It feels the most modern and has a lush, Latin prettiness to it.

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I prefer Selena, and I have always thought it was pretty. Selene is also pretty.

I like the sound of Selena but much prefer Celina due to its meaning. It's pretty. Not sure I'd use it but it's very nice.

I think it's pretty. It was somewhat more popular a few years back.

I love Serena and Selena. I prefer the Selena spelling because Selina reminds me of semolina pudding. I don't like Celina at all.

Selena is probably my least favorite spelling. There's nothing wrong with the name and while I do think it's quite beautiful its not a favorite. My favorite spellings are probably Celina or Selina.