Selase as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Selase

What is the meaning of the name Selase ?

The baby name Selase is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced seh-LAH-seh (also commonly seh-LAH-see).

Selase is in Origin.

Selase is a unisex given name with two intersecting traditions. In Ghana, especially among Ewe and Ga speakers, it is commonly spelled Selasi or Selasie and glossed as “God has heard” or “answer to prayer.” Families often bestow it in gratitude for a hoped‑for child or a recovery, which has anchored the name in 20th‑ and 21st‑century West African Christian usage while remaining culturally inclusive.

A separate but influential strand comes from Ethiopia: Selassie (from Geʿez/Amharic səllase, “Trinity”) is a theophoric element made famous in compounds such as Haile Selassie (“Might of the Trinity”) and Gebre Selassie. This royal and ecclesiastical visibility carried the form into global awareness via the Rastafari movement, and contemporary parents sometimes adopt the shorter Selase/Selasie as a standalone. Variants include Selasi, Selasie, Selassie, and, less commonly, Sélasé; the name works across genders and cultures.

⚙ Selase is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 65 recorded uses across 9 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.