Selwyn

Where Selwyn comes from

From the 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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Selwyn
  • Old English
Along the way
  1. 1904
    Debut at its peak, #1,064
    #1,064 among boys with 6 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1905
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname, in quiet use since the 19th century.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.