Zelia

Hebrew

"zealous, ardent"

Zelia Origin and Meaning

The name Zelia is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "zealous, ardent".

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

Zelia Rank in US Top 1000

# 790 in the US

Popularity of the name Zelia

• 1733 Nameberry 2023

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Famous People Named Zelia

• Zélia Duncan (born Zélia Cristina Gonçalves Moreira) Brazilian singer,songwriter
• Zélia Gattai Brazilian photographer and novelist
• Zelia N. Breaux American musician and academic
• Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall American archaeologist
• Zelia Trebelli Bettini, French opera singer
• Zélia Maria Cardoso de Mello former Brazilian Minister of Economy
• Zelia a genus of bristle flies
• 169 Zelia an asteroid belt

The name Zelia in Pop Culture

• Zilia Moncada character in The Surgeon's Daughter (1827) by Sir Walter Scott

International Variations of the name Zelia

• Zele French
• Zélie French