Selwyn (name)
It may have originated from the Middle English personal name, Selewyne and from the Old English personal name Selewine, putting together the words sele 'hall' + wine 'friend'[1] or 'sea friend'.[2] Other research indicates a French origin, from Salvagin, meaning 'wild person', introduced during the Norman Conquest, and may well have been used as a joke, meaning someone who was the opposite of wild. It may have come from the Latin Silvanus or Salvin, a Roman clan name connected to the God of the Forest.[3]
Selwyn is a given name and surname.
Surnames
- Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn (1824–1902), British geologist who surveyed parts of Australia and Canada
- Archibald Selwyn (1877–1959), American theatrical producer
- Charles Jasper Selwyn (1813–1869), Judge, Lord Justice, M.P. & privy counsellor
- Charles William Selwyn (1858–1893), British army officer and Conservative politician
- Don Selwyn (c.1936-2007), Maori actor and film director from New Zealand
- Edgar Selwyn (1875–1944), American film director and theatrical producer
- George Augustus Selwyn (1809–1878), Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield
- George Augustus Selwyn (politician) (1719–1791), English politician and wit
- George Selwyn (bishop of Tinnevelly) (1887 – 1957), Missionary bishop in South India
- Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke (1893–1976), Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, 1937–1943, and Governor of the Seychelles, 1947–1951
- John Richardson Selwyn (1844–1898), Second bishop of Melanesia
- Sydney Selwyn (1934–1996), British physician, medical scientist and notable expert in the history of medicine.
- Tim Selwyn (born 1974), New Zealand political activist who was tried for sedition
- Victor Selwyn (1917–2005), British journalist
- William Marshall Selwyn, (1879–1951), Bishop of Fulham, Archdeacon of Bath and Rector of Bath Abbey
- Zachariah Selwyn (born 1975), American TV personality
- Selwyn Pretorius, Australian R&B singer
Given names
- Selwyn Baker (1911-1996), Australian rules footballer
- Selwyn Baptiste (1936-2012), Trinidadian-British musician
- Selwyn Bean (1886-1981), Archdeacon of Manchester, 1934-1966
- Selwyn Biggs (1872-1943), Welsh rugby union player
- Selwyn Blackmore (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
- Selwyn G. Blaylock (1879-1945), Canadian businessman
- Selwyn Z. Bowman (1840–1928), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- Selwyn Brown (musician) (born 1958), British musician
- Selwyn Closs-Parry (born 1925), Archdeacon of St Asaph, 1984–90
- Selwyn Cudjoe (born 1943), Trinidadian academic and historian
- Selwyn Dewdney (1909–1979), Canadian author, illustrator, artist and activist
- Selwyn Edge (1868–1940), Australian businessman and racing car driver
- Selwyn Fernandes (born 1980), Indian footballer
- Selwyn Fremantle (1869-1942), British administrator in India
- Selwyn Froggitt main character in British sitcom Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
- Selwyn Griffith (1928-2011), Welsh poet
- Selwyn Hughes (1928–2006), British Christian minister
- Selwyn Image (1849–1930), British academic
- Selwyn Jepson (1899–1989), British author
- Selwyn Jones (born 1970), American football player
- Selwyn George (Bill) Lane (1922–2000), Australian ornithologist
- Selwyn Lloyd (1904–1978), British Conservative politician
- Selwyn Lymon (born 1986), American football wide receiver
- Selwyn Maister (born 1946), New Zealand field hockey player
- Selwyn N. Owen (1836-1916), American jurist
- Selwyn Porter (1905-1963), Australian Army officer
- Selwyn Raab (born 1934), American author and journalist
- Selwyn Richardson (died 1995), Trinidadian lawyer
- Selwyn Riumana (born 1966), Solomon Islander politician
- Selwyn (singer) (born Selwyn Pretorius, 1982), Australian R&B singer of South African origin
- Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke (1893-1976), British doctor and barrister
- Selwyn Sese Ala (born 1986), Vanuatuan footballer
- Selwyn Toogood (1916–2001), New Zealand television personality
- Selwyn Ward (born 1977), American actor
- Selwyn Whalley (1934-2008), English footballer
- Selwyn Walford Young (1899–1977), Belizean musician and composer
- Selwyn Wright (1934-2015), British physicist and engineer
References
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