ZELIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "zealous, ardent"

An appealing name almost unknown in our culture but with roots in several others; worldlier than cousins Celia and Delia.

Nicknames & Variations:
Solina, Zeline, Zalia, Soline, Zaylia, Soulle, Zelina, Zailie, Souline, Zelene

International Variations:
Zele, Zélie (French)

Zelia is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names for girls that end in a "ya or yuh" sound
• Our princess is almost here
• AAA, BBB, CCC (Non-game version....)
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C... Girls!
• French Girl Names- Please Help!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Zelia:

• Z NAMES: Beyond Zoe & Zachary