Zelda | Name Meaning & Origin

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Gender:

Girl

Origin:

Germanic

Meaning:

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Origin:

Yiddish

Meaning:

Luck

Pronunciation:

(ZEL dah)   [Guide]

Form of:

Selda

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Yiddish Names, Old English Names

Used in:

English and Yiddish speaking countries

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Zelda is a variant spelling of Selda which is of Anglo-Saxon origin (the Hebrew form of Selda is Segula), and a pet form of Griselda. It is also a Yiddish name meaning "luck".

Zelda is also the name of the princess that has to saved by the main character in the Nintendo game "The Legend of Zelda".

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