Selina History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Selina. The original bearer of the name Selina, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The name Selina is a corruption of the surname Salillas, which is derived from the Germanic word "sal," which means "building" and the diminutive ending "illas." The first bearer of this surname inhabited a large building or fortress, which was the most prominent construction of the town.

Early Origins of the Selina family

The surname Selina was first found in Asturias, birthplace of the Reconquest.

Early History of the Selina family

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Selina Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salinas, Salina, Sala, Salas and others.

Early Notables of the Selina family

Notable bearers of the family name Selina were Francisco de Salinas (1513-1590), a Spanish music theorist and organist; seventeenth century poet Juan de Salinas; Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo, seventeenth century Spanish playwright and novelist; Don Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel (1649-1720), the last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar; he held the post when The Rock...
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Migration of the Selina family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso de Salas, who sailed to America in 1513; Francisco de Salinas, to San Juan Island in 1533; Beltrán de la Sala, to Peru in 1534; Rodrigo Salinas, to Peru in 1534.

Contemporary Notables of the name Selina (post 1700) +

Helen Selina Sheridan (1807-1867), Lady Dufferin, and Countess of Gifford, Irish song-writer, the eldest daughter of Tom Sheridan
Winifred Selina Sturt CI (b. 1868), Baroness Hardinge of Penshurst, an English noblewoman
Selina Fay Mosinski (b. 1981), English actress known for her role in Charity Shop Sue
Selina van den Brink, American art and set decorator, known for her work on Your Honor (2020), Tell me Your Secrets (2019) and Preacher (2017)
Selina Gasparin (b. 1984), Swiss silver medalist biathlete at the 2014 Winter Olympics, sister of Elisa Gasparin and Aita Gasparin
Selina Kuster (b. 1991), Swiss football midfielder