First names in Hebrew

First name Zelda: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זלדה

Gematria value: 46

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zelda is written זלדה

Meaning and origin

What does Zelda mean?

Meaning: origin debated
Origin: Yiddish

Zelda is an old Yiddish name, worn by the Jews of Eastern Europe. Its origin is debated: it is linked to the Old German saelde, "happiness, blessing", or seen as the end of a longer Germanic name. It has stayed alive in the Ashkenazi and Chassidic world.

Gematria

Zelda = 46

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. זלדה has 4 letters:

• זthe letter Zayin7
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• הthe letter He5
• Total46

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Zelda, from ז to ה:

זֹאת־מְנוּחָתִי עֲדֵי־עַד פֹּה־אֵשֵׁב כִּי אִוִּתִיהָ׃

“This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.”

Psalms 132:14

The book of your first name

Zelda, in nine pages

• Zelda, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Zelda
• Zelda, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Zelda in three answers

How do you write Zelda in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zelda is written זלדה.

What is the gematria value of Zelda?
Written זלדה, Zelda is worth 46: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter He (5).

What does Zelda mean?
Origin debated (origin: Yiddish). Zelda is an old Yiddish name, worn by the Jews of Eastern Europe. Its origin is debated: it is linked to the Old German saelde, "happiness, blessing", or seen as the end of a longer Germanic name. It has stayed alive in the Ashkenazi and Chassidic world.