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They don't know exactly. Some people think it's just a form of Thelma, but that is unlikely. More likely is that it is a short form of Anselma, the feminine form of Anshelm, a Germanic name that means "God's protection." Apparently an 18th-century poet named James MacPherson used Selma as the name of a castle, which may also be its origin. Oftentimes, a name has multiple origins, so all of these things could be true at the same time.

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