"Selig" meaning in English

See Selig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Seligs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Selig and Yiddish זעליג (Zelig). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Selig}} German Selig, {{bor|en|yi|זעליג|tr=Zelig}} Yiddish זעליג (Zelig) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Seligs}} Selig (plural Seligs)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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