Selket: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Selket – 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

Phonetic: SEL-ket   IPA: /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.

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