Save Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare) Pronounced Pron. SEL-da(English) SEL-dah(German, Yiddish) [key] Other Forms FormsSelde (German) Meaning & History English and German variant of Zelda 2, the short form of Griselda, as well as a variant of Zelda 1, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German-speaking areas.