Meaning: Short form of Griselda; separate Yiddish root
The story
English Zelda shortens Griselda. A separate Yiddish name may derive from Zelig, blessed or happy; the shared spelling does not give both names the same meaning.
Also means
What Zelda means in its other languages.
- Yiddishpossibly blessed or happy, through Zelig
Famous namesakes
- Zelda FitzgeraldWriter
On screen
Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Lower in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Zelda comes from English and Yiddish. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.
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