Comments for the name Selma

There's a famous actress named Selma Hayek.

Actress Hayek spells it Salma.
Selma Blair though is an actress with this name.

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author, known internationally and the first woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1909.

Hahaha! OMG! I did a name generator and this was the name for the kid: Selma Gina Kellogg! LOL!

The name Selma also comes from Selma in "The Poems of Ossian" by James Macpherson. This Selma is a castle and the name is from the Gaelic "shelma", which means "beautiful view".

Selma can also be a form of Selima.

I recently discovered that this name was a family name. I kind of like it. It's classic but a little spunky at the same time. I might even use it someday.

Selma Bouvier is twin sister of Patty Bouvier, and sister of Marge Simpson on the Simpsons.

Also a feminine name in Slovenia.

Selma Ježková is a fictional character from the movie "Dancer In The Dark". She was played by Björk.

Aren't there at least two small towns in the country with this name in America? The name has a bit of a hillbilly sound to it in America because of that, but it sounds like a pretty and refreshing enough name in other countries. Unfortunately, it reminds me of the movie Dancer in the Dark, where the character was basically dumber than a box of rocks. I think I'll always associate this name with that illogical disaster of a movie, and hillbilly places in America.

Possibly derived from the name Salma.

I have mixed feelings about this name. I've heard it in Turkey and parts of the Arab world, where I suppose it's a form of Salma. It seems pretty common and youthful there. In English, however, it sounds so old ladyish, not to mention it immediately brings up Selma Bouvier from The Simpsons.

The German pronunciation is ZEL-mah. [noted -ed]

I'm a young American who LOVES this name, despite its 'Simpsons' association. I think it's very dark and oozy sweet at the same time... like molasses :) Selma is a sexy vamp who also bakes the best cookies.

Selma is a city in Alabama. In 1865 it was a site of the Battle of Selma where over 3000 Civil War soldiers died. Later it was a launch point for protesters attempting to march from Selma to Montgomery. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at Selma's Brown Chapel AME Church. Whenever I hear the name Selma, I think of the Civil Rights Movement.

Selma Hacker (played by Selma Diamond) was a character on the American TV series "Night Court".

Selma is also used in Bosnia as a form of the Arabic name Salma.

Reminds me of an Arabic name