Selas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Selas

What is the meaning of the name Selas ?

The baby name Selas is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈselas/ (SELL-as or SEH-las).

Selas is Greek in Origin.

Selas draws from Greek sélas (σέλας), “radiance, glow,” the word used in modern Greek for the aurora (Vóreio Sélas, “northern lights”). As a given name it feels like a luminous modern adoption rather than a long-established staple in Greece, and it has begun to surface internationally as a rare, unisex choice. In Iberia, Selas also appears as a place-name and toponymic surname (notably in Guadalajara, Spain), offering a secondary geographic route into given-name use.

Documented usage is sparse before the late 20th century, with most appearances in contemporary records and creative naming, sometimes chosen as a streamlined alternative to Sela or a twist on Silas. Variants and related forms include Sélas (accented Greek), Sela, Selah, and Silas; short forms Sel and Seli are natural. The core meaning centers on “light,” “brightness,” and by extension “hope” or “guidance.”

⚙ Selas is rarely chosen. We count 54 recorded uses of it across 20 countries.