English Explanatory Dictionary

Selvin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana, United States.

Word forms

Selvin Selvins

Etymology

Probably from an unattested Old English personal name *Sǣlwīġ, composed of the elements sǣl (“happiness, prosperity, opportunity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).

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