Names like Zelda?

I love that Zelda is an established name, yet it’s still a bit quirky. (And it’s beautiful!) What names like Zelda would you recommend?

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[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Gilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]

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[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]

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[name_f]Vita[/name_f] or [name_f]Vada[/name_f] have that spiky, sparky retro vibe to me :sparkles:

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I know some of these probably seem a little out of left field, but here’s some names that give me the same vibes as [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] (tried not to repeat anything, sorry if I did)

[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_u]Salem[/name_u]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_f]Luma[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxie[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Brontë[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]

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[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Roux[/name_u]
Rouge
[name_u]Lux[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
Faun/a
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamy[/name_f]
[name_u]Briar[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_f]Xenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Corrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
Vayla
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Wanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]

[name_u]Zola[/name_u]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zita[/name_f]
[name_f]Zahara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f]

[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sahara[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
Beatriz/ [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maizie[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Jezebel[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmin[/name_f]
[name_m]Raza[/name_m]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
Raili
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
Cosette/ [name_f]Cozette[/name_f]
[name_m]Quinton[/name_m]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
Ozzy/ [name_u]Izzy[/name_u]

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[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Fia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Astra[/name_f]

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[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
Helda
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]

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What about Zelda’s sister [name_f]Zelma[/name_f]? While not a favourite of mine, I did know a lovely girl with this name years ago.

[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]

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I looooooooove [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]. Is it the [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] reference or the video game princess that made you pick this one?

If you like Yiddish or Germanic names, you could do something like [name_f]Hilda[/name_f] or [name_f]Matilda[/name_f].

If it’s after the author’s wife or the video games, you could probably find a character with a reasonable human sounding name :sweat_smile:

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Both!

[name_f]Hilda[/name_f] is so cute! I might have to add her to my list :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Trixie[/name_f]
[name_u]Cyan[/name_u]
[name_f]Roxane[/name_f]
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sappho[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]

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[name_f]Kerenza[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Senara[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]

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@crabsandquails good choice! I hope you found something nice :grinning:

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[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]

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[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Xena[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_u]Isra[/name_u]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]

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[name_f]Tzipora[/name_f]
[name_f]Viridiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Tegwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Zamora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zuleika[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Morven[/name_f]

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[name_f]Zella[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zeena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lea[/name_f] (with the [name_u]French[/name_u] pronounciation )
[name_f]Zeta[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Agate[/name_f]

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