Zelda

Zelda is a girl name of German origin, meaning Blessed; grey fighting maid.

What Zelda means

Blessed; grey fighting maid.

Zelda sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Zelda comes from

German names are typically Germanic compounds, built from two elements — often one describing strength or protection and one describing a domain such as battle, home, or people.

Zelda is recorded as German in origin. Browse other German names.

How popular is Zelda?

Zelda does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.

The character of Zelda

We group Zelda under strength. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Strong

Names like Zelda

These share Zelda's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Caroline — Free woman; strong.
• Etta — Ruler of the home.
• Harriet — Ruler of the home.
• Hattie — Ruler of the home.
• Henrietta — Ruler of the home.
• Hilda — Battle woman.
• Wilhelmina — Resolute protector.
• Bernard — Brave as a bear.
• Bruno — Brown; a bear.
• Emery — Industrious ruler; brave.
• Ernest — Serious and resolute.
• Gerald — Ruler with the spear.

More German names

• Wolfgang — Traveling wolf; wolf's path.
• Zinnia — The bright zinnia flower.
• Wolf — The wolf; a brave wanderer.
• Wilhelmina — Resolute protector.
• Walter — Ruler of the army.
• Ulrich — Prosperity and power.
• Theodoric — Ruler of the people.
• Stefan — Crown, garland.
• Ryker — Rich; powerful.
• Rupert — Bright fame.