At a Glance
- Meaning
- She who tightens the throat
- Origin
- Ancient Egyptian
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- SEL-ket
Selket is an Ancient Egyptian girl's name meaning “she who tightens the throat”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Selket
Meaning: She who tightens the throat.
Origin: Ancient Egyptian.
Source: Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Selket
SEL-ketIPA /ˈsɛlkɛt/
Popularity of Selket
Selket doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Selket
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Similar Names
Tefnut · Min · Taweret · Mut · Seshat · Nekhbet
