Selina

Selina is a female given name with two possible etymologies. For one, it’s widely considered a variant of Selene/Selena. Selena is the Latinized form of Selene from the Greek meaning “moon” (likely connected to σέλας (selas), meaning “brightness.”  In Greek mythology, Selene was the goddess of the moon (in Roman Mythology, the moon goddess was called “Luna” which is the Latin word for moon). In ancient Greek tradition, Selene was the daughter of Hyperion (the Titan god of light) and Thea (the Titan sky goddess). She was also the sister of Helios, the sun god, and Eros, the goddess of the dawn. The Titan goods were the original Greek deities before being overthrown by Zeus and the other Olympian gods (which is when Selene was largely supplanted by Artemis). But when the Titans ruled the Heavens and Selene was their moon goddess, she would ride her silver chariot across the sky wearing a brightly lit crown (i.e., the moon) thus illuminating the night sky. In many Greek legends, Selene journeyed across the night sky to visit her mortal husband Endymion who was placed in an eternal state of sleep so that he would never leave her. Together they had fifty daughters called the Menai, or Months, representing the fifty lunar months on the four-year Olympiad.  Alternately, some etymologists consider Selina an English variant of Céline, which is the French feminine form of Caelinus, an ancient Roman family name borne from the Latin “caelum” meaning "heaven." In both cases, Selina is a celestial name of sorts, and a lovely one at that. It is no longer a common girl’s name among English speakers, but she is quite popular in Austria today.