What is "selwyn"

Selwyn is originally an Anglo-Saxon name, also occasionally spelt Selwin and Selvan deriving from 'Sel' (castle/house) & 'wyn/win' (friend), roughly meaning "friend in the house" or "friend in the castle". It is also an anglicised version of the Irish surname Sullivan.

The name Selwyn later became an English surname, after the Norman Conquest of 1066 introduced the concept of family names to England. Its renewed popularity as a given name in England in the 19th century was largely due to the fame of bishop George Augustus Selwyn.

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

Selwyn may refer to:

Selwyn (born Selwyn Pretorius, 1982, in Durban, South Africa) is an R&B singer from Perth, Western Australia. He was a contestant on the Australian reality series Popstars 2, but did not make it through to the final group lineup. He was re-discovered while working at a shopping centre as a trolley boy. Producer Audius Mtawarira overheard him singing and offered to produce him.

Selwyn is a current electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives, composed of towns on the outskirts of Christchurch city. The electorate was first formed for the and has been abolished three times during its history. It was last re-established for the and has since been held by Amy Adams for the National Party.

Selwyn is a historic home located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built about 1820 and expanded in the 1850s. It is a large 2 1/2-story, five bay, frame I-house dwelling in a combination of the Federal and Greek Revival styles. The house sits on a brick foundation, has a gable roof with dormers, and exterior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing frame dairy.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.