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:

Places

Australia

• Selwyn County, New South Wales, one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia
• Selwyn Snowfields, a ski resort in New South Wales, Australia
• Selwyn Range (Australia), a range of highlands in north-west Queensland, Australia
• Selwyn's Rock, glaciated pavement in the Inman Valley, South Australia

New Zealand

• Selwyn District, rural district in central Canterbury, New Zealand
• Selwyn (New Zealand electorate), one of the current electorates in the New Zealand House of Representatives
• Selwyn River / Waikirikiri, a river in the Selwyn District
• Selwyn, New Zealand, a settlement on the south bank of the Selwyn River

Canada

• Selwyn Range (British Columbia), a subrange of the Canadian Rockies near Mount Robson
• Selwyn Mountains, a large mountain range in Yukon and the Northwest Territories

United States

• Selwyn, West Virginia

Institutions

• Selwyn College, Auckland, is a multicultural, co-educational high school in Auckland, New Zealand
• Selwyn College, Cambridge, one of the University of Cambridge colleges, UK
• Selwyn College, Otago, hall of residence at the University of Otago, New Zealand
• Selwyn House School, private independent boys' school in Westmount, Quebec, Canada
• Selwyn School, a private school in Denton, Texas, USA
• Harris and Selwyn Theaters, twin theatres in Chicago, Illinois, USA
• American Airlines Theatre, New York City, originally called the Selwyn Theatre

Surnames

• Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn (1824–1902), British geologist who surveyed parts of Australia and Canada
• Archibald Selwyn (1877–1959), American theatrical producer
• Charles Jasper Selwyn (1813–1869), Judge, Lord Justice, M.P. & privy counsellor
• Charles William Selwyn (1858–1893), British army officer and Conservative politician
• Don Selwyn (c.1936-2007), Maori actor and film director from New Zealand
• Edgar Selwyn (1875–1944), American film director and theatrical producer
• George Augustus Selwyn (1809–1878), Bishop of New Zealand
• George Augustus Selwyn (politician) (1719–1791), English politician and wit
• Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke (1893–1976), Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, 1937–1943, and Governor of the Seychelles, 1947–1951
• John Richardson Selwyn (1844–1898), Second bishop of Melanesia
• Sydney Selwyn (1934–1996), British physician, medical scientist and notable expert in the history of medicine.
• Tim Selwyn (born 1974), New Zealand political activist who was tried for sedition
• Victor Selwyn (1917–2005), British journalist
• William Marshall Selwyn, (1879–1951), Bishop of Fulham, Archdeacon of Bath
• Zachariah Selwyn (born 1975), American TV personality

Given names

• Selwyn Baker (1911-1996), Australian rules footballer
• Selwyn Baptiste (1936-2012), Trinidadian-British musician
• Selwyn Bean (1886-1981), Archdeacon of Manchester, 1934-1966
• Selwyn Biggs (1872-1943), Welsh rugby union player
• Selwyn Blackmore (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
• Selwyn G. Blaylock (1879-1945), Canadian businessman
• Selwyn Z. Bowman (1840–1928), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
• Selwyn Brown (born 1958), British musician
• Selwyn Closs-Parry (born 1925), Archdeacon of St Asaph, 1984-1990
• Selwyn Dewdney (1909–1979), Canadian author, illustrator, artist and activist
• Selwyn Edge (1868–1940), Australian businessman and racing car driver
• Selwyn Fernandes (born 1980), Indian footballer
• Selwyn Fremantle (1869-1942), British administrator in India
• Selwyn Froggitt, main character in British sitcom Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
• Selwyn Griffith (1928-2011), Welsh poet
• Selwyn Hughes (1928–2006), British Christian minister
• Selwyn Image (1849–1930), British academic
• Selwyn Jepson (1899–1989), British author
• Selwyn Jones (born 1970), American football player
• Selwyn George (Bill) Lane (1922–2000), Australian ornithologist
• Selwyn Lloyd (1904–1978), British Conservative politician
• Selwyn Lymon (born 1986), American football wide receiver
• Selwyn Maister (born 1946), New Zealand field hockey player
• Selwyn N. Owen (1836-1916), American jurist
• Selwyn Porter (1905-1963), Australian Army officer
• Selwyn Raab (born 1934), American author and journalist
• Selwyn Richardson (died 1995), Trinidadian lawyer
• Selwyn Riumana (born 1966), Solomon Islander politician
• Selwyn (singer) (born Selwyn Pretorius, 1982), Australian R&B singer of South African origin
• Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke (1893-1976), British doctor and barrister
• Selwyn Sese Ala (born 1986), Vanuatuan footballer
• Selwyn Toogood (1916–2001), New Zealand television personality
• Selwyn Ward (born 1977), American actor
• Selwyn Whalley (1934-2008), English footballer
• Selwyn Walford Young (1899–1977), Belizean musician and composer