The name Zelda | Imamother

amother

Mauve

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 8:02 am

Can someone help me with the name Zelda. What does it mean? From what language does it come from? Does it originate from any ither name? Any answers will be helpful (except telling me it comes from gameboys and Mario. I get a lot if that irl. Lol)

amother

Magenta

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 10:08 am

I dont know. But dont think its a very nice name and your daughter may mind it very much. It sounds very russian.

emzod42

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 10:47 am

According to this in Yiddish it's the female version of Selig, which means "blessed" or "happy"
http://www.behindthename.com/n.....ish/2

I think it's a nice name, even if it's not so common.

trixx

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 10:50 am

amother wrote:

I dont know. But dont think its a very nice name and your daughter may mind it very much. It sounds very russian.

So because some anonymous poster doesn't like the name, Op shouldn't use it Rolling Eyes

See if you can get ahold of Alex beider dictionary of Ashkenazi names (my library had it)

Google says its feminine form of selig

littleprincess

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 10:51 am

Beautiful name. I happen to know a few girls named zeldy

water_bear88

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 11:03 am

I'd be more inclined to use that than most Yiddish names in the US, davka since it's known from the video game series. Most non-frum people will probably figure she has nerdy parents and leave it at that, and it's normal in frum circles too.

amother

Teal

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 11:08 am

I also heard it was a female version of Zelig. I don't really like any Yiddish names and wouldn't ever use it, but dh likes it because of the video game LOL

amother

Lawngreen

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 11:13 am

I like the combo Nechama Zelda, if your looking for names to combine it with

tigerwife

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 11:30 am

Definitely reminds me of Legend of Zelda, but that's not a bad thing Smile

amother

Cerise

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 1:13 pm

Beautiful name. The Lubavitcher Rebbe's grandmother was Zelda Rochel. I also like the nickname Zelly.

amother

Mauve

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 1:33 pm

Op here. I know all the names I can add and all the people who had the name. But I really would love to know what it means. Does anyone know what it means or comes from, besides being a female version of Zelig.

agreer

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 2:29 pm

Zelly is a boy's nickname! I guess you could use it for a girl, but traditionally, it's Zeldy.

I hate the name. It is so ugly-sounding.

JoyInTheMorning

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 4:54 pm

I think of Zelda Fitzgerald, who was F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife. The associations with that person don't make me fond of the name. But if you knew and loved a Zelda, then of course the name becomes beloved.

amother

Mint

Sat, Apr 08 2017, 11:55 pm

Ze

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amother

Periwinkle

Sun, Apr 09 2017, 1:05 am

Zlata, Golda and Zelda from what I know all mean Gold.
It comes from Russian (Zold).

amother

Mint

Sun, Apr 09 2017, 2:36 am

Zold is Hungarian

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amother

Periwinkle

Sun, Apr 09 2017, 3:13 am

crust wrote:

Zold is Hungarian

I knew someone was going to say that! It's actually also a Russian word but they mean two different colors.

amother

Mint

Sun, Apr 09 2017, 8:37 am

True it means green in Hungarian.

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Ruchel

Sat, Apr 15 2017, 4:36 pm

Zelda is happy, Golda is gold, so is Zlata.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/zelda-1
I love Zelda.