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Zelda is a relative’s name and I like it because I like her. I think it’s an unusual name that’s not necessarily pretty but is attractive. It makes me think of a sensible and pleasant person.

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I think Zelda is fine with a soft-sounding mn...

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Zelda Marie
Zelda Katherine
Zelda Violet
Zelda Christine
Zelda Simone

I really like Zelda, I think it's almost ready for a comeback in the manner of Hazel.

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I am feeling a -een name with Zelda.
Zelda Kathleen
Zelda Irene
Zelda Christine
Zelda Emmeline
Zelda Jacqueline
Zelda Josephine
Zelda Delphine

I used to have the associations you have so I didn’t particularly consider it for a child’s name. It’s growing on me though. It’s got spunky turn of last century/1920s vibes for me now (and of course it’s coming back into fashion).

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Zelda Ruby (my fave)
Zelda Briony
Zelda Maeve
Zelda Margot
Zelda Rosemary / Rosamee / Rosalie
Zelda Mary?
Zelda Neve
Zelda Thisbe
Zelda Vivienne
Zelda Iris?
Zelda Phoebe
Zelda Zoe “ZZ” (this was random - is the combo hideous or could it work?)

This message was edited 4/21/2020, 2:04 PM

It's probably due a small revival.

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I know twins named Oscar and Zelda (5, UK)

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Their parents are church ministers, not that that means anything.

My cousin's first daughter who just turned 6 (I think, 5 or 6) is Zelda. Her little sister is Freya. I can't remember either rof their middle names unfortunately.

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I really really like Zelda since my cousin picked it. It would never appear on my own list (unless I was doing an A-Z list, even then, Zoe might pip it). But I think it's strong and spunky; my cousin's daughter helps with this impression as she battles Moyamoya disease and is a very fierce little one.

I never played the game or watched the Witch, so Zelda always said F Scott Fitzgerald to me: doomed flapper glamour. And I always had Grizelda in the back of my mind, and I didn't like that at all.

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Then, a friend and I were talking names, and he said that before his parents were parents, they were looking at a names list in a magazine and identified three names they liked, and later used, for possible future sons. I asked what they would have called him if he'd been a girl, and with laughter in his voice he said "Zilda". I queried it of course, and no, they didn't mean Zelda; they just liked it. Suddenly, Zelda became much more attractive than I'd ever thought possible. Though I still wouldn't use it, especially with brothers named Brian and Graham!

I like it, I mainly associate it with F.S. Fitzgerald’s wife so it has a very 1920s vibe for me.

I love Zelda; it's one of my top names right now. My SO and I are both fans of the games, so I feel like I could get him to agree to it, lol.

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Zelda Claudette
Zelda Elaine
Zelda Frances
Zelda Ingrid
Zelda Jeannette
Zelda Joan
Zelda Juliet
Zelda Leopoldine
Zelda Lorelei
Zelda Marigold
Zelda Maxine
Zelda Patience
Zelda Sylvie
Zelda Valentine
Zelda Vesper
Zelda Winifred

Oh Zelda's about to pop right back up and it'll be in the top 15 by the time a man realizes how cool it is that I've memorized monty python and the holy grail backwards and forwards and is ready to make me a child and no one will realize how awesome I was 8 years ago for realizing this was the best name ever. THE END BYE I love Zelda I've loved it forever. I even love Griselda. The problem is that Griselda and Zelda behave totally different in combos.

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Zelda is a dream for combos. I think it goes well with almost everything, and therefore prefer the fanciful and exuberant, like Zelda Rosemary or whatever (not the best example lol). But it also dresses sternly very well like Zelda Ermengarde. Griselda has very specific requirements. I feel like Griselda is a complete name on its own, and rejects most pairings.

This message was edited 4/21/2020, 8:56 AM

I really like Zelda! There’s something fun and exciting about short Z names in general, and Zelda is particularly appealing to say. I do think of the game(s) (none of which I’ve played much), but I like to think people would quickly associate the name with the person. I think the only reason I wouldn’t use it personally, is because I have another Z name I currently like more. I have Zelda Felicity on my list, but I think there are loads of middles that work well with Zelda.

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Zelda Faye
Zelda Verity
Zelda Alice
Zelda Margot
Zelda Beatrix
Zelda Evelyn
Zelda Marigold