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Zelda

/ˈzɛldə/

Zelda proper noun: a female given name from the Germanic languages. Also the ellipsis of The Legend of Zelda.

Proper noun

Zelda (plural Zeldas)

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Also used as

Zelda is also the ellipsis of The Legend of Zelda.

Zelda meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu

Zelda in Hindi

female given name
ज़ेल्डा zelḍā

Zelda in Tamil

female given name
செல்டா celṭā

Zelda in Marathi

female given name
जेल्डा jelḍā

Zelda in Telugu

female given name
జెల్డ jelḍa
More languagesFewer languages
Zelda in Kannada
ಜ಼್ಎಲ್ದ zelda, ಜ಼ೇಲ್ದ zēlda
Zelda in Arabic
زِيلْدَا zīldā
Zelda in Persian
زلدا
Zelda in Thai
เซลด้า Seld̂ā, เซลดา Seldā

Forms of Zelda

pluralZeldas

Origin of Zelda

Shortened from Griselda.

Words formed from Zelda

Questions about Zelda

What does Zelda mean?
Zelda means a female given name from the Germanic languages.
What is Zelda in Hindi?
Zelda in Hindi is ज़ेल्डा (zelḍā). See Zelda meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Zelda?
Zelda is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Zelda?
Zelda is pronounced /ˈzɛldə/.

Words near Zelda in the dictionary

  1. Zelayetas
  2. Zelazny
  3. Zelaznys
  4. zelcova
  5. zelcovas
  6. Zelda
  7. Zelda-like
  8. Zeldaesque
  9. Zeldalike
  10. Zeldas
  11. Zeldavanias

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Zelda (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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