Selwyn

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Selwyn is originally an Anglo-Saxon name, also occasionally spelt Selwin, deriving from 'Sel' (castle/house) & 'wyn/win' (friend), roughly meaning "friend in the house" or "friend in the castle".

The name Selwyn later became an English surname aswell after the Norman Conquest of 1066 introduced the concept of family surnames to England. Its renewed popularity as a christian-name in England in the 19th century was largely due to the fame of the eminent Bishop George Augustus Selwyn.

Selwyn is quite uncommon as both a first name and family name.

Selwyn may refer to the following:

• Selwyn College, Cambridge, one of the University of Cambridge colleges

• Selwyn Lake, Canada
• The Selwyn River, New Zealand and the nearby settlement of Selwyn
• Selwyn (district), New Zealand
• The Selwyn School, a private school in Denton, Texas
• Selwyn College, a hall of residence at the University of Otago

Surname

• Alfred R. C. Selwyn (1824-1902) was a British geologist, who completed early surveys of Australia
• Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, 1937–1943, and Governor of the Seychelles, 1947–1951.
• Zach Selwyn, a TV personality.
• George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand
• George Augustus Selwyn (MP) (1719–1791) was an English politician and wit
• Victor Selwyn (1917 - 2005) was a British journalist
• Selwyn Lloyd, (John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd CH PC) (1904 - 1978) was a British Conservative politician.

First name

• Selwyn Brown British musician
• Selwyn, an R&B singer from Australia.
• Selwyn Hughes (1928 - 2006) British Christian minister
• Selwyn Image (1849 - 1930) British academic
• Selwyn Maister (born 1946) is a New Zealand sportsman
• Selwyn Toogood, New Zealand television personality
• Selwyn Ward (born 1977) is an American actor that likes to play Baseball