Zelda (given name)
Encyclopedia
Zelda is a nickname
for the feminine name Griselda
, which means "dark battle", and also the feminine form of the yiddish name Selig
, meaning "blessed", "happy".
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
for the feminine name Griselda
Griselda
Griselda is a feminine given name used in the English, Italian, Spanish, and Germanic languages. According to the 1990 United States Census, the name was 1066th in popularity among females in the United States....
, which means "dark battle", and also the feminine form of the yiddish name Selig
Selig
Selig is a German name meaning "blessed".Selig is the surname of:* Bud Selig, Major League Baseball Commissioner* Edith Selig, German soprano* Waldemar Selig, fictional character* Wendy Selig-Prieb, former Major League Baseball executive...
, meaning "blessed", "happy".
People
- Zelda FichandlerZelda FichandlerZelda Fichandler is an American stage producer, director, and educator, best known as cofounder and longtime artistic director of the Arena Stage theatre in Washington, D.C....
(born 1924), American director and educator - Zelda FitzgeraldZelda FitzgeraldZelda Sayre Fitzgerald , born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama, was an American novelist and the wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. She was an icon of the 1920s—dubbed by her husband "the first American Flapper"...
(1900–1948), author and wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald - Zelda HarrisZelda HarrisZelda Harris is an American actress.Harris was born in New York City, New York to Karen and Philip Harris. She has a sister, Kenya. She attended Princeton University, where she was a member of the Class of 2007.- Filmography :...
(born 1985), American actress - Zelda KahanZelda KahanZelda Kahan was a British communist.Born in Russia in 1886, Kahan's family were forced to emigrate, and she moved to Britain at an early age. The Kahans lived at 6 Clapton Square in Hackney, London. She became an active socialist and joined the Social Democratic Federation...
(1886–1969), British communist - Zelda La GrangeZelda La GrangeZelda La Grange was born in Pretoria, South Africa on October 29, 1970. From 1994 until 1996, she served as a typist for Mary Mxadana, the private secretary to Nelson Mandela, the newly elected post-Apartheid President of South Africa. In 1996, she was promoted to assistant private secretary, and...
(born 1970), former private secretary to President Nelson Mandela - Zelda McCagueZelda McCagueZelda McCague was recognized as the oldest living Canadian and one of the oldest people in the world whose age has been verified....
(1888–2001), Canadian supercentenarian - Zelda Schneersohn MishkovskyZelda Schneersohn MishkovskyZelda Schneersohn Mishkovsky , widely known as Zelda, was an Israeli poet. She received three awards for her published works.-Biography:...
(1914–1984), (pen-name "Zelda"), Israeli poet, notable writer of Hebrew religious poetry - Zelda PopkinZelda PopkinZelda Popkin was an American author of novels and mystery stories. She created Mary Carner, one of the first professional female private detectives in fiction. Carner was a store detective who appeared in five novels...
(1898–1983), American mystery novelist - Zelda RubinsteinZelda RubinsteinZelda Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, best known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the movie Poltergeist and its sequels, Poltergeist II: The Other Side , and Poltergeist III . Playing 'Ginny', she was a regular on David E...
(1933–2010), notable for starring in the Poltergeist film series - Zelda SearsZelda SearsZelda Sears, née Paldi was an American actress, screenwriter, novelist and businesswoman.-Youth:Sears was born near Brockway Township, St. Clair County, Michigan. Her father, Justin Lewis Paldi, ran a farm more than twenty miles from the closest railroad station. By age 12, she worked for L.A....
(1873–1935), American entertainer - Zelda Wynn ValdesZelda Wynn ValdesZelda Wynn Valdes was an African-American fashion designer and costumer. In 1948, she opened her own shop on Broadway in New York City which was the first in the area to be owned by an African-American. Some of her clients included other notable black women of her era, including Dorothy Dandridge...
(1905–2001), African-American fashion designer and costumer - Zelda WilliamsZelda WilliamsZelda Rae Williams is an American actress and the daughter of actor and comedian Robin Williams and Marsha Garces. She was named after Princess Zelda of The Legend of Zelda series of video games. Her first big role was that of Melissa Loggia, the main character's teenage love interest in the 2004...
(born 1989), American actress and daughter of Robin Williams - Zelda Zonk, a pseudonym used by Marilyn MonroeMarilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
(1926–1962)
Characters
- Princess ZeldaPrincess Zeldais the name of a fictional character in The Legend of Zelda series of video games. The name has applied to every female member of Hyrule's royal family, which includes several distinct characters in Hyrule legend. Though she is the eponymous character, the player controls the main protagonist, Link...
, a character in The Legend of Zelda video game series - Zelda GilroyZelda GilroyZelda Gilroy, portrayed by the American actress Sheila James , was the love-struck teenager in CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis...
, a character in the 1959–1963 TV series, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Zelda Reginhard, a character in the anime and manga series Lotte no Omocha!Lotte no Omocha!is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yui Haga about Naoya, a man brought to a magical world as a candidate for the Princess Astarotte's harem. Lotte no Omocha! began its serialization run in the July 2007 issue of Dengeki Maoh and later republished in collected volumes by ASCII...
- Zelda SpellmanZelda SpellmanZelda Spellman is a fictional character featured in the classic Archie comic book Sabrina the Teenage Witch. She is a full witch and lives in the fictional town of Greendale...
, Sabrina's aunt in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - Zelda, the main villainess in The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted KingdomThe Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted KingdomThe Swan Princess III and the Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure is the second and final sequel to the animated film The Swan Princess...
- Zelda, a character in the Gerry Anderson TV series TerrahawksTerrahawksGerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, simply referred to as Terrahawks, was a British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to utilize...
- Zelda, the dog companion in Nickelodeon Magazine
- Zelda, a character in the 1999 song "AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque (song)"Albuquerque" is the last song of "Weird Al" Yankovic's Running with Scissors album. At 11 minutes and 22 seconds, it is the longest song Yankovic has ever released on any of his official studio albums....
" by "Weird Al" Yankovic - Zelda, character in Stephen King's book Pet Semetary