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Origin and Meaning of the Name Zelda

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Gender:

Girl


Origin:	Germanic
Meaning:	N/A


Origin:	Yiddish
Meaning:	Luck


Pronunciation:	(ZEL dah) [Guide]

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Selda

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Miscellaneous Info for Zelda

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Yiddish Names, Old English Names

Used in:

English and Yiddish speaking countries

Additional info:

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".