Name Selda Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare) Pronounced Pron. SEL-da (English), SEL-dah (German, Yiddish) Other Forms FormsSelde (German) Edit Status Status Added 7/15/2007 by Zelda Edited 1/18/2014 by Frollein Gladys 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.