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Zelda is a nickname for the feminine name Griselda, [1] from Old High German Grisja Hilda, 'Grey Battle-maid'. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is also the feminine form of the Yiddish name Selig , [ 1 ] meaning 'blessed', 'happy'.
Zelda Griselda , also spelled Grizelda , is a feminine given name from Germanic sources that is now used in English , Italian , and Spanish as well. According to the 1990 United States Census, the name was 1,066th in popularity among females in the United States.
This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages.
The Cypriot identity card also includes father's and mother's name and surname in Greek and English; however all fields are transliterated. In other significant identity documents, like the Greek passport and Greek driving license , compliant to European standards, the mother's and father's names are completely omitted.
Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.
Zelda, the main villainess in the British TV series Terrahawks; Zelda, the main villainess in the 1998 direct-to-video film The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom; Zelda, the dog mascot of Nickelodeon Magazine; Zelda, the pet vulture in the 1964 TV series The Addams Family; Zelda Cruz, a character in the American web series ...
After Zelda is transported through time to Hyrule's distant past, she meets Sonia and Rauru, who try to help her understand her newfound power and return to her own time. Sonia recognizes Zelda's strength and they develop a close connection. Although Ganondorf swears an oath of peace to the Zonai, he betrays them to gain power over Hyrule.
The Legend of Zelda [a] is a video game series created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka.It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo; some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Flagship, Vanpool, Grezzo, and Tantalus Media.