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Name Selenge
Gender Feminine
Usage Mongolian
Scripts Сэлэнгэ(Mongolian Cyrillic) ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡ, ᠰᠡᠯᠢᠩᠭᠡ(Traditional Mongolian)
Other Forms FormsSelenga
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from the Selenge (or Selenga) River, which runs through Mongolia and Russia. The name likely stems from the Mongolian verb сэлэх (seleh) meaning "to swim", though another theory suggests it originated with Evenki сэлэ (sele) "iron" and the possessive suffix -nge.
Added 11/7/2019 by jocatchi