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Zoe is my fave, though the other two are really nice also. I love the meaning of Zoe and like it's short, sharp, spunky vibe. I actually have a cousin with the name Zoe, she's in her 20's now, but haven't seen her in years.

Zoe, all the way.

Zoe, I guess, with the little marks above the O.
Zara, acceptable, but the bearer would be always having to correct, "Z-a-r-a, not Sara."
Zelda, no. To me, it's what you name a small dog.

I like all three.

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Point taken about people relating Zara to the store; I've loved it for a long time, so I sort of forgot that it was a retailer now. It's my favorite of the three names, though. I think it's so pretty. I don't care for the name Sara(h); it is too plain and traditional, and there are way too many of them in my age group. I have more social media friends named Sarah than anything else. Zara is vibrant and unusual; I've only met one Zara in my life.

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Zoe is adorable and has a nice meaning, but it strikes me as the trendiest of the three names. Not that it's a reason to avoid it for some people, but it would be my reason.

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I think Zelda is a great nickname for Griselda, or a standalone name, particularly for a Jewish girl/woman.

Zoe, since I don't have a strong association with it. Zara is too strongly associated with the clothing store, and Zelda with the video game.

Zoe. I like the meaning.

I’ll go for Zoe, Zara reminds me too much of the store and Zelda of the unfortunate Mrs Fitzgerald.

Zoe is cool, and possibly the easiest to live with of the three. (This is also my favorite spelling - no Y, please.)

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Zelda is a good name, but also makes me think of The Legend of Zelda immediately.

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Zara doesn't so much for me, sorry.

Definitely Zelda! It's the most interesting and solid of the three.

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I've often heard Zoe pronounced to rhyme with 'toe'.
Zara just sounds like a harsher version of Sara.

Zara then Zoe, but great names

I've loved Zelda for a long time. I really dislike the sound of Zoe and don't care at all about Zara.

Zelda is my favorite but not IRL because it's too much like my surname.

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I'd actually use Zoe, if I had to pick one. I'd prefer it as a MN, but I like it well enough as a FN.

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Zara's pretty, but I feel least connected to that one.

This message was edited 7/7/2019, 10:08 AM

Zoe is sweet and spunky but it's become too popular. If it weren't popular, I'd choose Zoe. But since it has become popular, then Zara. It's a nice little twist on beautiful but overused Sarah, sound-wise. (I know the two names are not etymologically related.) I hate Zelda.

Zelda all the way. By far the most interesting, but beautiful and familiar.

I think Zoe, though it's awfully cutesy. Zelda just sounds like a cartoon witch, and Zara is hard to know how to pronounce.