🎶 how do you pronounce this name, plus middle name ideas

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hi berries! :partly_sunny:

so i’ve had a big crush on selah recently. i love that it’s biblical, rare, and has a musical and earthy meaning, and the spelling is just so pretty!

i’ve heard two pronunciations, and though i prefer one, i’d like to know what you guys think.

  • SAY-luh
  • SEEL-uh

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also, i’m having a hard time finding a selah pairing that i really love. i have selah olive currently, but i just don’t know about it…

if it helps, i love nature middle names, like blossom and lavender, and quirky old fashioned middle names like harriet and imogen.

thanks in advance! :tulip:

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I don’t pronounce it either of these ways! They never occurred to me!! I pronounce it “SELL-uh.” I went to school with a girl names [name_f]Cella[/name_f] (pronounced “SELL-uh”) for years, and I always assumed that [name_f]Selah[/name_f] was another way to spell [name_f]Cella[/name_f]! How cool that there are these other pronounciations! [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] name. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Also, I absolutely adore [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]. Those are glorious. :heart_eyes:

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my instinctive pronunciation is SELL-uh !

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@snowmaiden and @venezio sell-uh is gorgeous!! i’ve only met two selah’s and they pronounced them these two ways! it makes me happy that any of these would work :purple_heart:

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Gorgeous name! And I pronounce it Say-luh

Here’s some suggestions:
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Dandelion[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Daffodil[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Wildflower[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]

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i think this is my favorite pronunciation!

selah wildrose and selah tulip are perfection :butterfly:

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Say-luh is my instinctive pn but I’ve been sell-uh too.

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Holiday[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Cove[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Kestrel[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Sunshine[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Hyacinth[/name_u]

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selah dorothy, selah autumn, and selah bluebell are beautiful!

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I also say Sell-uh. I know a [name_f]Sela[/name_f], so I would pronounce any variation (Selah, Sella, [name_f]Cella[/name_f], [name_f]Cela[/name_f], etc) the same way unless corrected. But I do think both of the pronunciations you listed are also beautiful.

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Like some of the other commenters I pronounce it sell-uh.

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Bliss[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Finch[/name_u]

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i love this one! so simple and sweet :cupcake:

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I pronounce it SEE-luh because that’s the way it’s pronouced in my religion.

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Henriette[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Darlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Jade[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Quintessa[/name_f]

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We have a Sélah [name_f]Carys[/name_f]! She’s 5 and loves her name. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

We pronounce it Say-luh.

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@Sophie_sawriter selah emmeline is gorgeous!

@rebekah83 her name is beautiful!! i can absolutely see why she loves it :white_heart:

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I love [name_f]Selah[/name_f]! So beautiful, great Biblical meaning.

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] and [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] are fantastic. [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] makes me think of [name_f]Bloom[/name_f], which would be pretty, too.

Other ideas (probably more in line with your “quirky old-fashioned” description):

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Adalaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Carey[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Melinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]

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i say it as either say-luh or sell-uh. really just depending on which pronunciation i’m feeling more that day haha

i pretty sure someone on here has a daughter named S3lah [name_f]Plum[/name_f] and i’ve always thought that was such a sweet combo!

other suggestions:
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Bloom[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] Sunrose
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Annabella[/name_f] / [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Breeze[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] Moonbeam
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]

[name_f]Bloom[/name_f], Sunrose & [name_u]Rain[/name_u] are my favourites paired with Selah!! so cute

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[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] is wonderful.

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]

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This is one of my favorite names and I’ve always pronounced it Say-luh. I’ve only ever known one in person and that’s how her name was pronounced too.
I second the other suggestions of [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f].
Some additional alternates - on the old fashioned side - [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]. And on the nature front - [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Fawn[/name_f], [name_f]Selah[/name_f] Lake/Lakely.

[name_f]My[/name_f] fav may be [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] :heart_eyes:

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I pronounce and prefer it as say-luh, but the technically correct pronunciation is like [name_f]Stella[/name_f] without the T

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Plum[/name_f] is one of my favourite [name_f]Selah[/name_f] combos

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@somemelodioussonnet bloom, ann, and frances make wonderful middle names for selah, thank you!

@decembersmoon se1ah p1um is amazing!! and i love your idea of selah moonbeam :full_moon_with_face:

@westem ahh i love these suggestions! selah kate and selah mae are soo sweet. thanks!!

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