Selce as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Selce

What is the meaning of the name Selce ?

The baby name Selce is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsɛltse/ (SEL-tseh).

Selce is in Origin.

Selce is a rare given name with Slavic toponymic roots. It derives from Common Slavic selo, “village,” plus the diminutive suffix -ce, yielding the sense “little village” or “hamlet.” The form appears widely as a place name across the Balkans and Central Europe - especially in Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Serbia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia - where it marks small rural settlements. From these toponyms, Selce has occasionally been adopted as a modern personal name.

As a first name, Selce is very uncommon and generally contemporary, used as a unisex choice with a slight feminine tilt in international contexts. Spelling stays stable as Selce; related or cognate place-name forms include Selca and Selci (South Slavic/Albanian areas) and Polish Sielce (from the same “village” root). The name evokes community, simplicity, and pastoral calm. Informal nicknames may include Sela or Selka, shaped by local languages and family usage.

⚙ Selce is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Selce appears only 4 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.