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I think of Selma Blair when I hear this name. I think it's very pretty.

I really like Selma. I get it that for a lot of Americans it may sound elderly since so many names ending in -ma feel elderly in the US now like Thelma, Wilma, Elma or Alma. But to me, as a non-native English speaker, it sounds very youthful. It has some magical quality to it. Something very fresh and silvery, that makes me think of forests and rivers and mountains and lakes and springs, basically greenness, wilderness and water, and at the same time of fairies and other magical, beautiful, and rather wild creatures. Also Selma sounds a bit like selkie and I love selkies. Then there's Selma Lagerlöf, I've no idea how well-known she might be in different parts of the world but she was a Swedish children's author. I really like her books and it's actually thanks to her that I first heard of this name. We had to read a fragment of her book at school when I was like ten or so and when I saw the name Selma I immediately loved it.
I like that it doesn't sound too harsh or macho or tomboyish or anything, all the sounds in it are very soft, which like I said makes it sound fresh and youthful to me, but at the same time it has so much strength, energy and dynamism and I think it's a name for a real fighter, someone who is extremely stubborn and above all resilient. And a bit crazy also.
I think it's a pity that it's still mostly seen as an old lady name in the English-speaking world and many other places. I guess it could appeal to people who like names like Emma or Ella or the like. Also I see so many name nerds who love the name Sylvie, which I also like, and I think Selma could be a spunkier alternative.

I don't understand why the rating is so low on this name?! I think it's beautiful.

My beautiful fiance's name. I love her name almost as much as I love her.

I don't like it at all.

I really like this name but I don't have any reasons why. It's just a good name.

The name Selma was given to 72 baby girls born in the US in 2012.

Reminds me of an Arabic name.

I'm a young American who LOVES this name, despite its 'Simpsons' association. I think it's very dark and oozy sweet at the same time... like molasses :) Selma is a sexy vamp who also bakes the best cookies.

I have mixed feelings about this name. I've heard it in Turkey and parts of the Arab world, where I suppose it's a form of Salma. It seems pretty common and youthful there. In English, however, it sounds so old ladyish, not to mention it immediately brings up Selma Bouvier from The Simpsons.

Aren't there at least two small towns in the country with this name in America? The name has a bit of a hillbilly sound to it in America because of that, but it sounds like a pretty and refreshing enough name in other countries. Unfortunately, it reminds me of the movie Dancer in the Dark, where the character was basically dumber than a box of rocks. I think I'll always associate this name with that illogical disaster of a movie, and hillbilly places in America.

I recently discovered that this name was a family name. I kind of like it. It's classic but a little spunky at the same time. I might even use it someday.

Hahaha! OMG! I did a name generator and this was the name for the kid: Selma Gina Kellogg! LOL!