Zelda Name Meaning & Origin
Zelda
Pronunciation: ZEHL-də (key)
Origin of the name Zelda:
Of uncertain etymology, Zelda is thought by some to be a variant spelling of Selda, a name from the Old English selda (companion). Alternatively, Zelda is a Yiddish cognate of the German Salida (happiness, joy).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Zel, Zellie, Zizi, Zel Zel, Zeldie
echenames; Tetra, Artemis and Padmé
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Matilda, Tetra and Exilda "excel, duh.." like Kimba could always be spelled Cimba could you root Simba from Kimba easily. XELDA, ZELDA- Famous real-life people named Zelda
Writer Zelda Fitzgerald
Actress Zelda Rubenstein
Actress Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams- Zelda in song, story & screen
Zelda Spellman, Aunt of Sabrina Spellman in the televison show "Sabrina the Tennage Witch", a witch, sister of Hilda Spellman
Princess Zelda in the "Legend of Zelda" video games
Zelda Dobinsky, a nasty telekinetic in the "Charlie Bone" kids' series
Zelda is a minor character in the movie "Singing in the Rain."
Zelda Gilroy from the Dobie Gillis show, whom Dobie Gillis marries
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