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Show "What's in a Name?" By MILDRED "MARSHALL Facts about your name; tts history; meaning; whence it was derived; significance; sig-nificance; your lucky day, lucky jewel SELMA TF FAIR names should be given to fair women, Selma is a favorite in feminine nomenclature. It is an oU Celtic name, meaning "fair," and named the beautiful daughters of Ireland Ire-land and Scotland for generation after generation. Finally it spread over the border into England and was straightway straight-way adopted as a national favorite. The Bible records a Selmai, which may be taken as identical with Selma, and the name is thus given a religious significance. The Dutch also have a Selmai which is generally regarded as the equivalent of Selma. Otherwise, there is little history connected with the name, which persisted because its sound, as well as its significance, was fair. In this country, the South adopted Selma, probably because of its association asso-ciation with feminine beauty and equally because its vowels are well suited to the soft, slurring pronunciation pronuncia-tion of Dixie. Many lovely Southerners, Southern-ers, toasts of Virginia and Carolina counties, have borne the name and more than one state has bestowed the name on one of Its towns or smaller cities. It is fitting that the pearl, symbol of beauty and charm, should be sel-ma's sel-ma's tallsmanic gem. It promises her great fascination and the power of attracting at-tracting admirers. Monday Is her lucky day and 5 her lucky number. ((0) by Wheeler Syndloatft.) n . |