- Origin: Mordvin Селема
- Meaning: “elm.”
- Gender: Female
The name is derived from the Mordvin, sele (elm).
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Selema
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Vīksna
- Origin: Latvian
- Meaning: “elm tree.”
- Gender: Female
- Pronunciation: VEEKS-nah
A rare autumnal Latvian female name, it comes directly from the Latvian word for “elm tree.” It was recorded in use in the 16th-century but is now obsolete.
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- Balodis, Pauls. Latviešu personvārdu etimoloģiskās semantikas teorētiskais modelis un tā realizācija. PhD diss., University of Latvia, 2008. Accessed via DSpace. https://dspace.lu.lv/server/api/core/bitstreams/ca9c09cf-e952-4022-9ac3-cb1bfaf27530/content
Ptelea
- Origin: Greek Πτελέα
- Meaning: “elm tree.”
- Gender: Female
- Eng (TEL-ee-ah)
The name is from the Greek word for the elm tree, in Greek mythology, this was the name of one of the Hamadryad nymphs. Ptelea presided over elm trees.
In botany, this is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. Thus names by Carl Linnaeus due to its similar appearance to the elm tree.
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Olmo
- Origin: Italian
- Meaning: “elm tree.”
- Gender: Male
- OLE-moh
The name comes directly from the Italian word for the elm tree.
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Elowen
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Cornish
Meaning: “elm tree.”
(eh-LOH-en)
The name is derived from the Cornish elew meaning “elm tree.” It is a relatively recent name, but has experienced increasing popularity in Cornwall.