Selin: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Selin – Meaning: moving water; a stream or torrent – Origin: Turkish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: seh-LEEN


Selin is a Turkish girl's name meaning “moving water; a stream or torrent”. It appears in our list of 175+ Beautiful Soft Boy Names For Your Little Babe.

Meaning & Origin of Selin

Meaning: Moving water; a stream or torrent.

Origin: Turkish.

A common claim: Popularly said to mean 'flowing water' or 'moon.' Actually: Selin doesn't mean 'moon' — that's likely confusion with Selene/Selena, which tie to the Greek moon goddess. Selin itself means moving water, a stream or torrent.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Selin

Phonetic: seh-LEEN   IPA: /sɛˈliːn/

Popularity of Selin

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1981–2024.

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