Names like Zelda

[Suprima]

Only girl’s name that has been received positively, but I don’t love it. I’m trying to make myself think of the glamorous flapper-writer Zelda Fitzgerald, but I just think of a witchy aunt type (was there a Zelda in Sabrina?). I also really like Nintendo games so I wouldn’t want anyone to think I named her after Princess Zelda

Anything that is a similar vibe?

Vashti?

Xenia.

When you say it's the only girl's name that has been received positively, I assume you mean by the baby's other parent? Has s/he suggested any names, even if you don't like them? It may help to post both of your favourites, for help with a compromise.

But just based on Zelda, maybe:

Aïda
Alba
Frida
Isla
Lorna
Lyra
Rowena
Selena
Tabitha
Talitha
Zara
Zillah

Vita
Isadora
Zélie
Zulikha

Zinnia
Anais
Aria
Saskia
Paloma

Zena, Zara or Zola?

Xanthe
Selina
Zara
Sabine

The aunts were Hilda & Zelda.
I really like Zelda 😁

Zeta or Zita
Isolde
Idoia
Anya

If you mean recevied positively by the partner, and he's meanwhile not bothered his arse to suggest anything himself and instead is sitting there like a little god passing judegment on all the names YOU come up with, then just start ignoring him. Especially if not married when it's your call what goes on the certificate anyway!

Vita

Recently met a zheani

I'm quite taken with it

Keziah
Ondine
Nadia

Vita was the one that came to mind for me too. Has that ''glamorous and slightly scandalous doyenne of 1920s intellectual society set' vibe for me.

Zara
Zephra

@Skeumorph

If you mean recevied positively by the partner, and he's meanwhile not bothered his arse to suggest anything himself and instead is sitting there like a little god passing judegment on all the names YOU come up with, then just start ignoring him. Especially if not married when it's your call what goes on the certificate anyway!

This isn’t the situation at all. He has opinions, I hate his. This is the only one we somewhat agree on but I am less keen.

Ah sorry!!

No Zelda isn’t great.

Can you give a list of a few of his typical choices, and a few of yours? Folk are great at finding compromise names on here

Imelda
Alma
Cressida
Cordelia/ Delia
Delilah
Tirzah
Kezia
Greta
Talia
Tallulah
Matilda
Priscilla
Sorcha
Celia
Nell
Juniper
Arabella
Dinah
Laurel

Phaedra?

Zena

Linka

I think most young people would think of Princess Zelda to be honest. It’s like calling your son Mario or Luigi.

@Neverwrestlewithapig

Phaedra?

The heck?! 😂

Sounds like a demon!

Athena
Zola
Zara
Zena
Aurora

My great grandmother's name was Zillah. She was fab

Hilda