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Serena vs Selena - What's the difference?

serena | selena |

As proper nouns the difference between serena and selena

is that serena is {{given name|female|from=Latin}} while Selena is {{given name|female|from=Ancient Greek}}.

serena

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
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  • * : VI:iii:23:
    • Of which whilest they discoursed both together,
    The faire Serena ( so his lady hight )

    Related terms

    * Serene * Serenity

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    selena

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
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  • * 1893 William Wallace, After the Revolution: And Other Holiday Fantasies , W. Hodge, page 163:
    • I promised Selena' — her full name I ascertained in due course was ' Selena Judith Hephzibah — that I would. I would have promised her anything.
  • * 2004 D. L. Lepidus, The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2003 , Smith and Kraus, ISBN 1575253348, page 27:
    • I have a younger sister, Jessica, who insists that everyone call her Selena because she feels the pain of the murdered Latin American rock star, and who just dropped out of school for the second time.

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