Baby Name Poll Results

[C-la] Like Sela Ward. I actually like the spelling Sela better though.

see lah

Sela and Selah are actually two different Hebrew words that mean two different things. Sela can be pronounced Say-lah or See-lah where Selah is only pronounced see lah.

I’d think it would be pronounced Sell-uh.

The correct pronunciation is See-lah. I like the pronunciation Sell-ah best but I don’t agree with deliberately mispronouncing a name, so if you use it, I’d pronounce it as it is supposed to be pronounced.

I’ve always been told it’s See-lah.

Considering Selah as well. Did a little research, and SELL-uh is the original Hebrew pronunciation. Actress Sela (spelled without H) Ward pronounced SEE-luh, and the Christian band Selah pronounced SAY-luh. If we use this name, will likely go with SEE-luh.

Regarding previous post ... Selah prounced SEE-luh is what we will use by the way (Selah is biblical spelling).

I would say it as See-luh. I don’t like, because no one knows how to pronounce it or spell it, and that would annoy me. I also don’t think any of the pronunciations are all that great.

I have a little one year old named Selah. I was worried about the same thing, but I’m glad that we went with it because I love her name! We have gotten many compliments on it as well. The truth it, neither See-luh nor Say-luh is an accurate pronunciation. It is actually pronounced Seh-law in hebrew. We use the pronunciation Say-luh because we liked it better than See-luh...I found out the true pronunciation from my Israeli uncle afterwards, but I have no regrets. The spelling. Selah is a very biblical name (which is why we chose it). Sela is secular, and is most commonly pronounced See-luh. Good luck!

When I first heard it, it was pronounced Selah but I think I will go with Say-la if we use it! Thanks everyone!