Meaning  The name Zelda has the following meaning: Gray, or "Fighting maid". The name appeared in the famous tale told by Boccaccio and Chaucer, "Patient Griselda", a story of Griselda, a submissive wife who humbly accepts the unreasonable demands imposed upon her by her cruel husband. The short form of this name, "Zelda" has always been very much preferred over the full name.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Zelda is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Zelda in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Zelda and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Zelda: Boys - Anton, Dutch, Leonard, Leopold, Maynard, Roderick, Sigmund, Theodoric, Tillman, Volney, Wendell, Wilbert, Girls - Bernardine, Eloise, Lesia, Both genders - Emerson, Raymond, WalterVariants The name Zelda is a variant of Griselda. Other popular variants of the name Griselda are: Chriselda, Gricelda, Gricely, Grisel, Grisell, Griselly, Grishelda, Grishilde, Gryselda, Gryzelde, ZeldaStyle We think the name Zelda should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Zelda to be: A dull, studious girlIn one word, you might describe Zelda as a(n) " studious" person. See other "studious" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Zelda
