Selma (seruma) in Japanese

The name Selma in Japanese Katakana is セルマ which in romaji is seruma. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Selma in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is せるま.

How do you write Selma in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "selma" is 芹麻 (せりま, seri-ma). The kanji 芹 (せり, seri) means "celery", and 麻 (ま, ma) means "hemp".

The western meaning of the name Selma is "safe". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 安瑪, which is pronounced "an-ma". The kanji characters mean "safe" and "horse".

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