Selvyn
SEL-vin
Letters
6
Syllables
2
Origin
English
Total Births
10
Peak Year
#5 in 1963
First Recorded
1963
Style
Modern & Trendy
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
A variant of Selwyn, which is of English origin, meaning 'palace friend'.
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