I think I like the spelling of [name]Celine[/name] more, but I love the meaning of [name]Selene[/name]. [name]Celine[/name] is French for “heaven” while [name]Selene[/name] is associated with the Greek goddess of the moon. Thoughts?
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[name]Both[/name] have lovely meanings, and I’m of two minds about the spelling. One the one hand, I like how [name]Celine[/name] looks, but I have a “cel” name myself ([name]Celeste[/name]), and nine times out of ten, people assume it’s spelled with an “s” instead of a “c”. And honestly, don’t underestimate how annoying it is to have to spell your name for everyone you meet. I would opt for [name]Selene[/name] because it’s a bit more obvious, spelling-wise, and the name and meaning are lovely.
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I strongly prefer [name]Celine[/name]. There’s something a lot more streamlined about the middle “i,” and I think the C is just prettier than the S.
Also, I would automatically spell this name [name]Celine[/name]. I’ve rarely (if ever?) seen it the other way. Not sure if this makes a difference to you, but I think [name]Celine[/name] is probably the spelling that most people would think of first because of [name]Celine[/name] [name]Dion[/name].
Prefer spelling of [name]Celine[/name].
Also [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Serena[/name]… it’s close!
I have to say, I think that I prefer [name]Selene[/name] a bit more… both beautiful names, though!
I think I prefer [name]Selene[/name], because it’s a ‘unique’ spelling…
I definitely prefer [name]Celine[/name].
I think that with “[name]Selene[/name]” your daughter will often have to spell it out for people. I agree with poster above that “[name]Celine[/name]” is much more familiar due to [name]Celine[/name] [name]Dion[/name]. In addition, there is probably very little risk of [name]Celine[/name] being misprounced (due to the [name]Celine[/name] [name]Dion[/name] connection), but [name]Selene[/name] has the potential to be said as though rhyming with “[name]Helen[/name]” or even Sa-lean-ee.
Beautiful name, either way though!
[name]Celine[/name]
I have a friend named [name]Selene[/name]. When we were younger she loved spelling out to people, even if they didn’t ask. Maybe that was just her personality though. 
I too strongly prefer the [name]Celine[/name] spelling, which I doubt will be pronounced wrong or spelled wrong because of the [name]Dion[/name] connection. I agree with a previous poster than I have a strong preference for C names, while I don’t really care for S names. Strange, isn’t it? C seems more clean cut and elegant to me.
Selene has the potential to be said as though rhyming with “Helen” or even Sa-lean-ee.
Considering it’s Greek, shouldn’t the final E be pronounced?
I believe [name]Selene[/name] is more used by French speakers than English speakers. They have their own pronunciation; there’s an accent aigu on one of the Es, can’t remember which. I once read a story with a character named [name]Selene[/name] (English-speaking) who insisted that there was an unwritten accent aigu on every E. That’s definitely wrong.
[name]Selene[/name] is the Greek goddess of the moon and is correctly pronounced “sil -ee-nee”. If you want to pronounce it like “sil -een” , then the French spelling of [name]Celine[/name] is the best choice.
Thank you everyone for your input! I do think I definitely prefer [name]Celine[/name].
French speakers will write S”l”ne but the pronunciation is different from C”line. The first sound is the same, but the ending is different. I can’t describe how to pronounce it, because you don’t have a phonetic symbol for these sounds.