Selyf

Gender: Masculine

Origin: Welsh/Cornish

(SEL-if)

The name is a Welsh and Cornish form of Solomon. The name is born by two historical figures. One a saint who was a hermit in Cornwall. His feast is celebrated on June 25. Another was a Welsh king known as Selyf Sarffgaudau (Selyf the Battle-Serpent) (d. 616). He died at the Battle of Chester against the Northumbrian king, Aethelfrith. He was sometimes recorded as Selim.