Definitions for SELMA
ˈsɛl məsel·ma

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selmanoun

   a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selmanoun

   A female given name.

2. Selmanoun

   A surname.

3. Selmanoun

   A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama; named for James Macpherson's Ossianic poem The Songs of Selma.

4. Selmanoun

   A city in California; named for early resident Selma Michelson.

5. Selmanoun

   A city in Texas.

6. Selmanoun

   A town in North Carolina; named for the city in Alabama.

7. Selmanoun

   A town in Indiana.

8. Selmanoun

   A census-designated place in Oregon.

9. Selmanoun

   A census-designated place in Virginia.

10. Selmanoun

    A village in Graubünden, Switzerland.

11. Selmanoun

    A community in Nova Scotia.

12. Selmanoun

    An unincorporated community in Arkansas.

13. Selmanoun

    An unincorporated community in Iowa.

14. Selmanoun

    An unincorporated community in Kansas.

15. Selmanoun

    An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the place in the Ossian cycle.

16. Selmanoun

    An unincorporated community in Ohio.

17. 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 James Macpherson's Ossian cycle of epic poems, itself from Scottish Gaelic sealladh + math ("good vision"). In some cases perhaps borrowed from Turkish Selma, from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā).

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selma

   Selma is a rock ballad recorded in former Yugoslavia by the influential Yugoslav rock band Bijelo Dugme. This song appeared for the first time on their 1974 debut album Kad bi bio bijelo dugme.

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1. selma

   Selma is a name of Arabic, Celtic, and Teutonic origin, commonly used for females. It has various suggested meanings such as "fair," "beautiful," "safe," and "protected by God." However, in many contexts, Selma is known as a city in Alabama, U.S.A, notable for being a center of civil rights activities in the 1960s, especially the Selma to Montgomery marches for voting rights led by Martin Luther King Jr.

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1. Selma

   Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the blackbelt region of lower west Alabama. Located on the banks of the Alabama River, it has a population of 20,756 as of the 2010 census. The city is best known for the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement and the Selma to Montgomery marches that originated in the city.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SELMA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Selma is ranked #118853 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Selma surname appeared 146 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Selma.
   
   54.1% or 79 total occurrences were Black.
   21.9% or 32 total occurrences were White.
   13.7% or 20 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   9.5% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Alabama
   • Town

Anagrams for SELMA »

1. amels

2. lames

3. lamés

4. males

5. meals

6. mesal

7. Salem

8. semla

How to pronounce SELMA?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SELMA in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SELMA in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SELMA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of SELMA in a Sentence

1. John LewisThe:

   It is good to be in Selma, Alabama, one more time, to take a little walk to try to dramatize the need for the rights of all our people to be able to participate in the democratic process.

2. Ava DuVernay:

   I am extremely happy to note that 'Selma' is up for best picture, which means the talent that it took to bring 'Selma' to the screen was recognized, and I think that's important.

3. Bob Barnes:

   When you’re in Selma and then you realize where the march started … you get the shivers, you look around and you literally feel the history.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   You can see how progress is made by looking at what happened this weekend in Selma, Alabama, where our country is marking a historic anniversary of the long march towards equality and a more perfect union, and also recommitting to carry the cause forward into the 21st century, so whether it's women's rights or human rights, civil rights or LGBT rights, we're counting on all of you to lead the way, and that's what the no-ceilings initiative at the Clinton Foundation is really all about.

5. Al Sharpton:

   The lack of diversity in today’s Oscar nominations is appalling, and while it is good that 'Selma' was nominated for Best Picture, it’s ironic that they nominated a story about the racial shutout around voting while there is a racial shutout around the Oscar nominations, with all of the talent in 'Selma' and other Black movies this year, it is hard to believe that we have less diversity in the nominations today than in recent history.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SELMA
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Selma
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SELMA
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html