Save Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare) Pronounced Pron. SEL-da(English) SEL-dah(German, Yiddish) [key] Other Forms FormsSelde (German) Meaning & History English and German variant of Zelda, the short form of Griselda, as well as a variant of Zelda, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German-speaking areas.
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