Sellas

Sellas Meaning & Origin

About Sellas
The surname Sellas is of Greek origin and is derived from the Greek word "selas," meaning "light" or "brightness." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Sellas. The name likely originated as a nickname for someone who was associated with light or brightness, either in a literal or metaphorical sense. It may have been given to someone who had a radiant personality, worked with light, or lived in a place with abundant sunlight.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sellas: 281
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,793
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sellas 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
SLS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S EH1 L AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/sellas*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sellas in Braille

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

The name Sellas in braille

How to sign the name Sellas using Sign Language

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

The name Sellas in sign language

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