Selin (Turkish)

Where does "Selin" come from?

The Turkish female given name 'Selin' is possibly derived from the Turkmen word 'selin', which refers to a perennial large desert grass belonging to the genus 'Stipagrostis'[1].

Open questions

• The derivation of the Turkish given name from the Turkmen word for the desert grass is noted as a possibility rather than a certain fact. [1]

Full etymology tree

• Selin (Turkish), 'a female given name'
  • borrowed selin (Turkmen), 'perennial large grass, particularly Stipagrostis karelinii and Stipagrostis pennata, growing on sandy grounds such as the Karakum desert'

Sources

1. Selin (Turkish) - Wiktionary

Updated October 2026

More words starting with S

Etymology data from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · About Miraris