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Zelda

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WDYT of Zelda? I usually dislike Z names, but this is one that I really like. MNs? I like Zelda Rose, Zelda Lorelei, and Zelda Elisabeth. TIA!
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  • LisaG09LisaG09 member
    "Oh, like the video game?" If you don't mind hearing that forever and you think your daughter won't either then it's a beautiful name.

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  • mh89mh89 member
    I like it a lot. You'll likely get Legend of Zelda comments from adults, but if that doesn't bother you, then use it. :) I doubt she'd get any gamer comments from kids her own age once she goes to school (they don't still make Zelda games do they?).

    If you use it, I say use a more traditional MN with it so she has a "normal" name to fall back on if she doesn't like her FN (Elizabeth, Rose, Katherine, etc).
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  • Manderlin923Manderlin923 member
    I like Zelda but not with Rose. What about Zelda Lily?
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  • mh89mh89 member
    I guess I'm behind on my Legend of Zelda news lol. I haven't had a Nintendo product since the N64, but Ocarina of Time really was a great game!

    So, maybe the child would get some video game comments since the games are still being made, but I don't think that's a bad thing.. most kids will probably think it's cool actually. It's a traditional enough name to work for an adult as well. I say go for it!
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  • macska3macska3 member
    I don't mind the game connection!

    I actually have a Nintendo name myself. My maiden initials spell NES, which is the Nintendo Entertainment System. Everyone calls it the NES, like my initials.
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  • GibsonGirl620GibsonGirl620 member
    I can't get past the video game association. What about Zara?
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  • WashingtonQueenWashingtonQueen member

    Screw the pop culture reference! I think it's a great name! Use it!! :)

    Wish I was brave enough to say that about my own pop culture guilty pleasure name.

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  • brooksidebridebrooksidebride member
    If I met a Zelda I would think of the game, then I would just think it's a cool and pretty name. I like it. Because it's slightly uncommon, I'd pair it with a more common middle name. I don't love the flow with Elisabeth or Loralei, but I do like it with Rose a lot. Also:
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  • PinkyFloyd73PinkyFloyd73 member
    NMS, sorry. I only associate it with the game.
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  • dreemkin84dreemkin84 member
    I think of Zelda Fitzgerald because I'm a huge fan of her hubby. I like the name but it's a bit harsh for me to use. I also think of Sabrina's aunt on Teenage Witch. Loved that show.
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  • stahlopstahlop member
    My friend has a daughter names Zelda. My first reaction was 'as in The legend of?'. They liked it because of Zelda Fitzgerald. She has two middle names, Yvonne Rebecca.
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  • Scarlett&GatsbyScarlett&Gatsby member
    Loooove Zelda. I've asked about this name before; it seems the video game is too iconic for use.
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  • macska3macska3 member
    WashingtonQueen said:

    Screw the pop culture reference! I think it's a great name! Use it!! :)

    Wish I was brave enough to say that about my own pop culture guilty pleasure name.

    @WashingtonQueen ooo! what name might that be?? :)
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    nadchael said:
    WashingtonQueen said:

    Screw the pop culture reference! I think it's a great name! Use it!! :)

    Wish I was brave enough to say that about my own pop culture guilty pleasure name.

    @WashingtonQueen ooo! what name might that be?? :)
    Anakin. I am in love with the way it sounds. I couldn't care less about Star Wars but since it is directly from that I think it's unusable.
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  • shaina925shaina925 member
    NMS,makes me think of Nintendo. 
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  • queenbonequeenbone member
    Zelda Rose is pretty. There is a regular w\here with a daughter named Zelda.

    I associate it with Zelda Fitzgerald, I'm pretty ignorant on video games.
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  • macska3macska3 member
    WashingtonQueen said:
    nadchael said:
    WashingtonQueen said:

    Screw the pop culture reference! I think it's a great name! Use it!! :)

    Wish I was brave enough to say that about my own pop culture guilty pleasure name.

    @WashingtonQueen ooo! what name might that be?? :)
    Anakin. I am in love with the way it sounds. I couldn't care less about Star Wars but since it is directly from that I think it's unusable.
    Haha! I love FN James MN Kirk (the flow is fantastic) but for reasons like Anakin, it's not going to work.
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  • magsugar13magsugar13 member
    I guess ill be the only one who doesn't like Zelda at all...not even a little bit
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  • AdaliaAngelAdaliaAngel member

    As a 20 year old, I can tell you that Legend of Zelda is one of the most popular video games out there, and has been for years.  The association will never end for her if you name her that.  I don't know who Zelda Fitzgerald is, but I'm young enough to know what's trending now, and that game would be your daughter's identifier from everyone in her generation and a few years before it, for the rest of her life.  If you think she'd be okay with that, go for it.

     

    Personally, I have spent the last 12 or so years trying my hardest to bury the name my parents gave me, so I'd just be careful if I were you.  It is pretty sounding, though.

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