Zelda (given name)

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Zelda is a nickname for the feminine name Griselda,{{cite web |url= http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=zelda&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or |title=Name Search: Zelda |work=BehindTheName.com |access-date=26 July 2015}} from Old High German {{lang|goh|Grisja Hilda}}, 'Grey Battle-maid'.{{cite web|first=Mike |last=Campbell |url= http://www.behindthename.com/name/griselda |title=Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Griselda |work=BehindTheName.com |access-date=26 July 2015}}{{cite web |url= https://www.etymonline.com/word/griselda |title=Griselda |website=Online Etymology Dictionary |editor-first=Douglas |editor-last=Harper}} It is also (Yiddish: זעלדאַ or זעלדע, Hebrew: זלדה) the feminine form of the Yiddish name Zelig, (זעליג) meaning 'blessed', 'happy'.{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Campbell |url= http://www.behindthename.com/name/selig |title=Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Selig |work=BehindTheName.com |access-date=26 July 2015}}

Since 1986, the name has been associated with the popular Nintendo franchise The Legend of Zelda and its eponymous character Princess Zelda.

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