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Selena

10 replies

jregory · 13/10/2017 00:33

I love this name but is Selena Gomez association too strong? I don't dislike like her, just wouldn't really want people to assume she is being named after her!

(Any other suggestions please? Don't like Selene and can't use Serena sadly)

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HopefulHamster · 13/10/2017 00:35

Say she's named after whichever superhero is a Selena. Cat woman?

Sophronia · 13/10/2017 00:40

I really like it. I prefer the Selina spelling though.

stopbeingadramallama · 13/10/2017 00:43

I don’t think many people would assume you’ve called your daughter Selena because of Selena Gomez.

I’m a similar age to her and still hardly know how she is. Last time I really knew anything about her, she was on the Disney channel.

ChocolateCrunch · 13/10/2017 07:44

Other similar names:
Sabrina
Celia
Seraphina

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 13/10/2017 09:18

Yes it's lovely, but I prefer the spelling Selina too.
Celeste is very nice.

jregory · 13/10/2017 09:33

i thought the Selena spelling was more known, so she would have to correct people if we used Selina? i like both though

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Chaffinch4 · 13/10/2017 09:59

I like it spelled Celina, but that's probably because I knew a lovely one once!

I've never heard of selena gomez...

Orangebird69 · 13/10/2017 10:01

I think it's a nice name. It sounds either South American or Arabic to me.

Dustbunny1900 · 13/10/2017 15:10

I think of Selena Kyle (cat woman) or the Greek moon goddess

Not Selena Gomez

bridgetreilly · 13/10/2017 17:37

Selina and Selena are both fairly commonly known, I think.

I wouldn't have assumed any connection to Selena Gomez at all.

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