Selwyn
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English
Etymology
Middle English form of Latin Silvanus. Also from the Old English given name Selewine, from sel (“hall”) + wine (“friend”). The places are named after bearers of the surname.
Proper noun
Selwyn
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname, in quiet use since the 19th century.
- Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.
- The Selwyn River, a river in Canterbury, New Zealand, named after Bishop George Selwyn.
- A small settlement on the south side of the river in Canterbury, New Zealand.
- Selwyn District, a local government district in Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the river.
- A locality, formerly a mining town in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia, named after the Selwyn Range.
- A township in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, renamed from Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield in 2013.
- An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
- (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
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