Selman Family History
Selman Name Meaning
English: nickname for a happy or fortunate man from Middle English seli ‘happy fortunate’ (Old English sǣlig) + man. The nickname was also used as a personal name. See also Seeley . English: from the Middle English nickname or female personal name Sely (see Seeley ) + -man hence an occupational name for a servant of someone so called. Americanized form of German Sellmann (see Sellman ). Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Zelman a pet form of Zalmen (see Salmon ). Muslim: variant of Salman . Bosniak: from the Muslim personal name Selman of Turkish and ultimately of Arabic origin (see Salman compare 5 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022