ZELDA  

Gender: F
Origin: German, diminutive of GRIZELDA; also Yiddish
Meaning: "luck"

Since 1986, Zelda has been a prime Nintendo name, as in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. May be wise to wait until this fever cools down. Or longer.

Variations:
Zellda, Zelde, Selda

Zelda is being discussed in our message boards:

• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• Whimsical Names
• Sister for Emery....
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C... Girls!
• Starting from scratch...

Read Nameberry blog posts about Zelda:

• NO EXPIRATION DATE ON NAMES
• THE SECRET MEANING OF NAMES
• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• PRINCESS NAMES
• Z NAMES: Beyond Zoe & Zachary