Selissen

Selissen Meaning & Origin

About Selissen
The surname Selissen is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "sel" and "sen." "Sel" is a variant of the word "zel," meaning "self" or "personal," while "sen" is a patronymic suffix indicating "son of." Therefore, Selissen can be interpreted as "son of Sel" or "son of the self." It is likely that the surname originated as a patronymic name for someone whose father's name was Sel or as a descriptive name for an individual with a strong sense of self or personal identity.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Selissen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Selissen: 116
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 143,149
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Selissen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SLSN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S040205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S EH1 L IH0 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/selissen*/
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('SLSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Selissen in Braille

Here's how to represent Selissen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Selissen in braille

How to sign the name Selissen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Selissen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Selissen in sign language

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