# Selwood

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #89,882

## Definitions
1. A civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST787486).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English sealh (“willow”) + wudu (“wood”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/selwood