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.

# 790 in the US

Zelia Rank in US Top 1000

Zelia Popularity

Famous People Named Zelia

  • Zélia Duncan (born Zélia Cristina Gonçalves Moreira)Brazilian singer,songwriter
  • Zélia GattaiBrazilian photographer and novelist
  • Zelia N. BreauxAmerican musician and academic
  • Zelia Maria Magdalena NuttallAmerican archaeologist
  • Zelia TrebelliBettini, French opera singer
  • Zélia Maria Cardoso de Melloformer Brazilian Minister of Economy
  • Zeliaa genus of bristle flies
  • 169 Zeliaan asteroid belt

Zelia in Pop Culture

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