Zerelda

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Any thoughts on Zerelda as a Babyname for a girl?

Totally Malory Towers. And not a very pleasant association, so would be hard on the child if she ended up reading the books, or her friends did.

(Not Alison who had a crush on her, though; she had a crush on an equally air-headed American character called Sadie, in the St Clare's series. Enid Blyton was fond of American stereotypes!).

I don't like it. It sounds like a name for a disinfectant or toilet cleaner to me. Possibly too close to Zoflora.

I would have hated to have been called it.

WorstXmas, Gleb isn't a made up name, it's a very old Slavic name. St Boris and St Gleb were Russian saints.
(Admittedly it's a bit like calling a child something like Ethelred, but it's not made up)

I think the general consensus is why would you do this to a child.

Esme is fine?

Just no. Sorry but honestly I’d laugh if someone told me they called their child

Everyone will immediately think of Zerelda Brass, I've always liked her though (and her favourite movie star Lossie Laxton)

I just think of the nintendo game of Zelda
duff name for a kid though

Trying too hard to sound alternative.

Sounds like a cleaning product. Reminds me of Zoflora. Sorry.

Hideous.

@SaltedCaramelHC

Totally Malory Towers. And not a very pleasant association, so would be hard on the child if she ended up reading the books, or her friends did.

(Not Alison who had a crush on her, though; she had a crush on an equally air-headed American character called Sadie, in the St Clare's series. Enid Blyton was fond of American stereotypes!).

You're right! She arrived with Darrell in the car. Alison was St Clares

@IsadoraQuagmire

Everyone will immediately think of Zerelda Brass, I've always liked her though (and her favourite movie star Lossie Laxton)

I was an eight year old Malory Towers reader unfamiliar with 1940s hairstyles, and wondering how on earth you did your hair with a big ‘roll’ on top.

Other than Enid Blyton, my only other association with the name is that the outlaw Jesse James was married to a Zerelda Mimms.

She sounds like a troublemaking bit part in The Gilded Age

It's OK as long as she has a big personality.

I quite like it. I knew I'd encountered it before but had forgotten the Mallory Towers character!

It gives me a witchy vibe too, probably because of Aunt Zelda from Sabrina. I like names with a witchy vibe though like Sabrina, Morven, Morwenna and Morgana so a witchy vibe wouldn't put me off a name.

Nope.

It one of those pretentious made-up names. Plus it sounds like the name of a drug or pharmaceutical company.

Touristy suburb of Algiers. It’s got a nice beach.

@Luredbyapomegranate

She sounds like a troublemaking bit part in The Gilded Age

It's OK as long as she has a big personality.

Is The Gilded Age any good?

I really like it! It did make me think of Malory Towers, but that character was generous and good natured for all her faults. I think it's beautiful sounding.

It's a bit OTT.

In my kids class there is a kid called "Gleb"...made up names are silly IMO

Gleb isn't made up, it's a Russian name.

It sounds like two names squished together.

‘My dad’s called Gerald and my Mum’s called Zelda, so they called me Zerelda’ sort of thing.

Not very nice.

Evil witch in the next Disney movie.

@WorstXmasEver

They'd just get called Zelda.

In my kids class there is a kid called "Gleb"...made up names are silly IMO

There's a Strictly dancer called Gleb. He's Russian

So, no, not silly. Just out of your frame of reference.

As are the other Zereldas that other people have mentioned!

Just no. Your kid will hate you for giving them a weird name.

@Kittymum7

Just no. Your kid will hate you for giving them a weird name.

Or they might love having a name that sounds like a film star, rather than being one of a million Ellies.