Selway

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proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Meanings

proper nounSelway (plural Selways)

plural Selways · alternative Selvey · alternative Selvy

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin

From the Middle English personal name Salewi, probably from an unattested Old English personal name *Sǣlwīġ, composed of the elements sǣl (“happiness, prosperity, opportunity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

WasleySawleySalwey
Cite this entry
APA

Selway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selway

MLA

“Selway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Selway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selway.

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