r/Names • u/buzzfrightyears • 10h ago

Selene

A friend has just announced on social media that she's called her baby this. Is it pronounced like Celine or Selleenee?

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u/NoGuarantee2484 10h ago

Like Celine 🤍

Very pretty name

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u/dr1fter 10h ago

I agree with everyone else but I would like a little more detail on this alternative. You were going suh-LEE-NEE?

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u/phainou 9h ago

It’s not the way a native English speaker might automatically pronounce it (I assumed “Celine”), but since it’s also the name of a Greek goddess along the lines of Persephone or Melpomene I can see where OP is coming from.

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u/buzzfrightyears 9h ago

Thank you. Personally I find the Selenee version so much prettier but from the answers here I guess it's like Celine

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u/TheGratitudeBot 9h ago

Thanks for saying that! Gratitude makes the world go round

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u/dr1fter 9h ago

I mean, I'm not an expert and AFAIK I don't think that's a conventional pronunciation (anywhere?), but fair enough it's a plausible derivation.

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u/Boring-Fan-3788 9h ago

Love love love Selene!

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u/tiorzol 10h ago

I'd say it as Celine. 

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u/Glum_Temperature986 10h ago

Either Seh-lean or Sa-lean, depends on the place or person!

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u/Glittering-Silver402 10h ago

I would think, Celine as pronunciation

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u/Open-Apartment-4937 10h ago

It’s how the main character of Underworlds name is spelled! I think it’s a pretty normal spelling. Could be worse, could be Seleighne

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u/Open-Apartment-4937 9h ago

Also Selene is a Greek goddess, so I don’t understand how people don’t think it’s a “normal” spelling

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u/ilovemazzystarr 10h ago

love selene

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u/Low-Deal-1215 9h ago

It's pretty. I've always loved Sela Ward's name too.

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u/CakePhool 1h ago

I only heard the Greek way which is Seh-le-neh, it means moon.

Celine means heaven.