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Selwyn

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Selwyn is a given name and surname. It may have originated from the Middle English personal name Selewyne, and from the Old English personal name Seleƿine, putting together the words sele ("hall") and ƿine ("friend") or "sea friend". Other research indicates a French origin, from Salvagin, meaning "wild person", introduced during the Norman Conquest, and may well have been used as a joke, meaning someone who was the opposite of wild. It may have come from the Latin Silvanus or Salvin, a Roman clan name connected to the God of the Forest. Middle names John Selwyn Moll (1913–1942), English rugby player John Selwyn Gummer (born 1939), British politician Surnames Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn (1824–1902), British geologist who surveyed parts of Australia and Canada Archibald Selwyn (1877–1959), American theatrical producer Charles Jasper Selwyn (1813–1869), Judge, Lord Justice, M.P. and privy counsellor Charles William Selwyn (1858–1893), British army officer and Conservative politician Don Selwyn (c. 1936–2007), Maori actor and film director from New Zealand Edgar Selwyn (1875–1944), American film director and theatrical producer George Augustus Selwyn (1809–1878), Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield George Augustus Selwyn (politician) (1719–1791), English politician and wit George Selwyn (bishop of Tinnevelly) (1887–1957), Missionary bishop in South India Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke (1893–1976), Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, 1937–43, and Governor of the Seychelles, 1947–51 John Richardson Selwyn (1844–1898), Second bishop of Melanesia Sydney Selwyn (1934–1996), British physician, medical scientist and notable expert in the history of medicine. Tim Selwyn (born 1974), New Zealand political activist who was tried for sedition Victor Selwyn (1917–2005), British journalist William Selwyn (1655–1702), officer in the British Army, MP and briefly Governor of Jamaica William Marshall Selwyn (1879–1951), Bishop of Fulham, Archdeacon of Bath and Rector of Bath Abbey Zachariah Selwyn (born 1975), American TV personality

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Selwyn: township municipality in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canad · Australian singer (1982-) · town in Queensland, Australia · county of New South Wales, Australia

Overview

Selwyn is a given name and surname. It may have originated from the Middle English personal name Selewyne, and from the Old English personal name Seleƿine, putting together the words sele ("hall") and ƿine ("friend") or "sea friend". Other research indicates a French origin, from Salvagin, meaning "wild person", introduced during the Norman Conquest, and may well have been used as a joke, meaning someone who was the opposite of wild. It may have come from the Latin Silvanus or Salvin, a Roman clan name connected to the God of the Forest. Middle names John Selwyn Moll (1913–1942), English rugby player John Selwyn Gummer (born 1939), British politician Surnames Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn (1824–1902), British geologist who surveyed parts of Australia and Canada Archibald Selwyn (1877–1959), American theatrical producer Charles Jasper Selwyn (1813–1869), Judge, Lord Justice, M.P. and privy counsellor Charles William Selwyn (1858–1893), British army officer and Conservative politician Don Selwyn (c. 1936–2007), Maori actor and film director from New Zealand Edgar Selwyn (1875–1944), American film director and theatrical producer George Augustus Selwyn (1809–1878), Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield George Augustus Selwyn (politician) (1719–1791), English politician and wit George Selwyn (bishop of Tinnevelly) (1887–1957), Missionary bishop in South India Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke (1893–1976), Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, 1937–43, and Governor of the Seychelles, 1947–51 John Richardson Selwyn (1844–1898), Second bishop of Melanesia Sydney Selwyn (1934–1996), British physician, medical scientist and notable expert in the history of medicine. Tim Selwyn (born 1974), New Zealand political activist who was tried for sedition Victor Selwyn (1917–2005), British journalist William Selwyn (1655–1702), officer in the British Army, MP and briefly Governor of Jamaica William Marshall Selwyn (1879–1951), Bishop of Fulham, Archdeacon of Bath and Rector of Bath Abbey Zachariah Selwyn (born 1975), American TV personality

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