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Selah vs. YES vs. NO

Selah YES or NO, and how would you pronounce? Unisex or girl’s name? Looking for a biblical girl’s name to go with brothers Jonah and Eli. Selah is a Hebrew Biblical word to indicate a musical pause. Original Hebrew pronunciation of Selah is SEL-lah; actress Sela Ward pronounced SEE-lah; and Christian band Selah pronounced SAY-lah. I like SAY-lah and SEE-lah, but think spelling is closer to SEE-lah.

The Top Baby Name is...

Selah Gant

0%

YES Gant

63%

NO Gant

38%

Poll created: Sep 21, 2014
Total Votes: 8
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I think girl and its going tobe pronounced see-lah.i am sheya and people have said it she-ya my whole life and my mom was going for shey-ya. But that is not how people see it. I would spell it like sayla if that is what you want for her name.
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
Thx! Forgot to ask ... if NO to Selah, why? If YES, why do you like it?
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
Seh-lah like Stella with out the T. I think it’s classy sounding and not a name you hear every day. I like it!
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
Oh and girl name for sure! Poster 2
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
My daughter’s name is Sleah. I love the name more and more everyday. I have heard it pronounced See-lah and Sell-ah but we pronounce it Seh-lah (say-la).
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
I would pronounce it Seh-lah, as someone commented above. Stella without the T. Sounds like a girlier name to me. I like it.
posted by Monica :: 9 years ago | report
I would pronounce it sell-uh.
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
I had never heard it as sel-lah before so I definitely wouldn’t say that one.For some reason the H on the end would affect how I say it.
Selah=say-lah
Sela=see-lah
Both are nice but I think I slightly prefer Selah.
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
I don’t like, for the reasons you brought up - no one will ever pronounce or spell it correctly. I also don’t think it’s all that great sounding. I would’ve said it as See-luh.
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report

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