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Zelda

girl name · Germanic origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

traditionally a short form of Griselda ('grey battle maiden') or a Yiddish name meaning 'blessed'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Zelda peaked in the 2010s.

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