Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Island Usage Danish, Norwegian Pronounced Pron. SHEH-lan(Danish) [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsSælland (archaic) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 7/29/2021 by Beautiful Victory Edited 7/29/2021 by Beautiful Victory Meaning & History Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Old Norse selr "seal" and the place name suffix -und. In Norse mythology, Sjælland was created by the god Gefion.