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wiktionary Selwyn is originally an Old English|Anglo-Saxon name, also occasionally spelt Selwin, deriving from 'Sel' (castle/house) & 'wyn/win' (friend), roughly meaning "friend in the house" or "friend in the castle".The name Selwyn later became an English surname as well after the Norman Conquest of 1066 introduced the concept of family surnames to England. Its renewed popularity as a Christian-name in England in the 19th century was largely due to the fame of the eminent Bishop George Augustus Selwyn .
Selwyn is quite uncommon as both a first name and family name.
Selwyn may refer to:
Places
Australia
Selwyn County, New South Wales , one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia
Selwyn Snowfields , ski resort in New South Wales, Australia
Selwyn Range (Australia) , range of highlands in north-west Queensland, Australia
Inman Valley, South Australia|Selwyn's Rock , glaciated pavement in the Inman Valley south of Adelaide, South Australia
New Zealand
Selwyn District , rural district in central Canterbury, New Zealand
Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)
* Selwyn by-election, 1994
Selwyn River, New Zealand and the nearby settlement of Selwyn
Canada
Selwyn Range (Canada) , range of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
United States
Selwyn , a neighborhood in Charlotte, NC
Institutions
Selwyn College, Auckland , is a multicultural, co-educational high school in Auckland, New Zealand
Selwyn College, Cambridge , one of the University of Cambridge colleges, UK
* Selwyn College Boat Club
* Selwyn College JCRS
Selwyn College, Otago , hall of residence at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Selwyn Elementary School , public school located at 1 Selwyn Ave, in East York , Ontario , Canada
Selwyn House School , private independent boys' school in Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Selwyn School , a private school in Denton, Texas, USA
Harris and Selwyn Theaters , twin theatres in Chicago, Illinois, USA
American Airlines Theatre , New York City, originally called the Selwyn Theatre
The Selwyns , Archie and Edgar Selwyn, American theatrical producers
Surnames
Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn (1824–1902), British geologist who surveyed parts of Australia and Canada
Charles Jasper Selwyn (1813–1869), Judge, Lord Justice, M.P. & 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
George Augustus Selwyn (politician) (1719–1791), English politician and wit
Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke (1893–1976), Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, 1937–1943, and Governor of the Seychelles, 1947–1951
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 Marshall Selwyn , (1879–1951), Bishop of Fulham, Archdeacon of Bath
Zachariah Selwyn|Zach Selwyn (born 1975), American TV personality.
Given names
Selwyn Blackmore (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
Selwyn Z. Bowman (1840–1928), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Selwyn Brown (born 1958), British musician
Selwyn Dewdney (1909–1979), Canadian author, illustrator, artist and activist
Selwyn Edge (1868–1940), Australian businessman and racing car driver
Stephen Selwyn Harding (1808–1891), Governor of the Utah Territory, chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, and ardent abolitionist.
Selwyn Hughes (1928–2006), British Christian minister
Selwyn Image (1849–1930), British academic
Selwyn Jepson (1899–1989), British author
Selwyn George (Bill) Lane (1922–2000), Australian ornithologist
Selwyn Lloyd (1904–1978), British Conservative politician
Selwyn Maister (born 1946), New Zealand field hockey player
Selwyn (singer)|Selwyn Pretorius (born 1982), Australian R& B singer of South African origin
Selwyn Toogood (1916–2001), New Zealand television personality
Selwyn Ward (born 1977), American actor
Selwyn Walford Young (1899–1977), Belizean musician and composer
Titles
Hugh Selwyn Mauberley , 1920 poem by Ezra Pound
Live at Selwyn Hall , 1996 album by Shooglenifty
'' Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! , 1976-1978 situation comedy on British television
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