Selig
Meaning of Selig
Selig is a male name with English origins. It is pronounced as "SELL-ig" (/ˈsɛl ɪg/). The name Selig has variations, but they were not provided in the information. In terms of popularity, according to the data for newborns in New York, from 1913 to 1929, the name Selig had a varying number of occurrences and ranks. For example, in 1924 it was given to 9 babies and ranked at 463, while in 1913 it was given to 5 babies and ranked at 450. Although the popularity of the name Selig has fluctuated over time, it remains a unique choice that may appeal to parents seeking a distinctive name for their baby boy.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as SELL-ig (/ˈsɛl ɪg/)
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Notable People Named Selig
| Selig Perlman was an economist and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. |
| Selig Seidenman Harrison was a renowned scholar and journalist specializing in South Asia and East Asia, known for his extensive work and five books on Asian affairs and U.S. relations with Asia. |
| Selig Brodetsky was a Russian-born English mathematician, a prominent member of the World Zionist Executive, and the second president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| Selig Hecht (1892–1947) was an American physiologist known for his research on photochemistry in photoreceptor cells. |
| Selig Newman was a Polish-born Hebraist and educator. |
| Selig Percy Amoils, a South African ophthalmologist and biomedical engineering inventor, is known for refining the cryoextraction method of cataract surgery and developing a widely used cryoprobe system. |
| Selig Soskin was an Israeli agronomist and an early member of the Zionist movement. |
