Zelda may refer to:

Places

Zelda, Kentucky Zelda is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. Notes

Unincorporated communities in Lawrence County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in ...

, unincorporated community, United States

People

Zelda (given name) Zelda is a nickname for the feminine name Griselda, from Old High German , 'Grey Battle-maid'. It is also (Yiddish: זעלדאַ or זעלדע, Hebrew: זלדה) the feminine form of the Yiddish name Zelig, (זעליג) meaning 'blessed', 'happy'. ...

, a female given name *

Zelda (poet) Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky (; June 20, 1914 – April 30, 1984), widely known as Zelda, was an Israeli poet. She received three awards for her published works. Biography Zelda Schneerson (later Mishkovsky) was born in Chernigov, Chernigov Gove ...

, an Israeli poet

Arts and entertainment

Media

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The Legend of Zelda is a media franchise, video game series created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo; some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Flags ...

'', a video game franchise ** ''The Legend of Zelda'' (video game), the first game in the franchise ** ''Zelda'' (Game & Watch), a 1989 Game & Watch system * Zelda (band), a Japanese rock band in the 1980s and 1990s * ''Zelda'' (film), a 1993 television movie * ''Zelda'', a 1970 biography by

Nancy Milford Nancy Lee Milford (née Winston; March 26, 1938March 29, 2022) was an American biographer. She was noted for her biographies on Zelda Fitzgerald and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Early life and education Nancy Lee Winston was born in Dearborn, Mi ...

about Zelda Fitzgerald

Fictional characters

Princess Zelda is a Character (arts), character in Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series. She was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the original 1986 game ''The Legend of Zelda (video game), The Legend of Zelda''. As one of the central characters ...

, the titular character in ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series * Zelda, in Stephen King's book ''

Pet Sematary ''Pet Sematary'' is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and adapted into two films: one in 1989 and another in 2019. Background In 1979, King was wr ...

'' and the film adaptation * Zelda, the main villainess in the British TV series ''

Terrahawks ''Terrahawks'' is a 1980s British science fiction television series created by Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr for London Weekend Television. The series was Anderson's first in over a decade to use puppets for its characters, and also his ...

'' * Zelda, the main villainess in the 1998 direct-to-video film '' The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom'' * Zelda, the dog mascot of ''

Nickelodeon Magazine ''Nick Magazine'' is a defunct American children's magazine inspired by the children's television network Nickelodeon. Its first incarnation appeared in 1990 and was distributed at participating Pizza Hut restaurants; the version of the magazine ...

'' * Zelda, the pet vulture in the 1964 TV series ''

The Addams Family The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' between 193 ...

'' * Zelda Cruz, a character in the American web series ''

Zombie College Zombie College is a Flash animated cartoon series created by television writer Eric Kaplan and directed by John Rice for icebox.com. 12 episodes were produced. Pre-production work was done in Los Angeles at Icebox.com, while the flash animatio ...

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Zelda Gilroy Zelda K. Gilroy, portrayed by Sheila Kuehl, is a character from the American sitcom ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', which originally aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. A teenage girl who was bright in academics and excelled in athletics, Zelda w ...

, in the 1959–1963 TV series ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' * Zelda Kay, in the ''

Island at War ''Island at War'' is a British television series that tells the story of the German occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys, and the working class Jonases, ...

'' television mini-series * Zelda, a previous love interest of Iceman in Marvel Comics * Zelda Reginhard, in the anime and manga series ''

Lotte no Omocha! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yui Haga. The narrative centers on Naoya, a man brought to a magical realm to become part of Princess Astrarotte's harem. ''Lotte no Omocha!'' was serialized in July 2007 issue of ''Denge ...

'' * Zelda Schiff, Head Librarian in the TV series '' The Magicians'' *

Zelda Spellman Zelda Phiona Spellman is a character featured in the Archie Comics, Archie comic book ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. Zelda is a full witch (as opposed to half or fully Human, mortal) who lives in the fictional town of Greendale (in the Sabrina t ...

, Sabrina's aunt in ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' * Zelda Spooner, in Billy Wilder's 1964 comedy film ''

Kiss Me, Stupid ''Kiss Me, Stupid'' is a 1964 American sex comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Dean Martin, Kim Novak, and Ray Walston. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on the play ''L'ora della fantasia'' ('' ...

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Zelda the Great "Zelda the Great" is the ninth episode of the ''Batman'' television series in its first season, first airing on February 9 and rerun on June 22, 1966. It begins the story of Zelda the Great, a magician whose fading career has led her to crime ...

", an episode and eponymous villain in the 1966 TV series ''Batman'' * Zelda, a loppy occultist who resurrects her sister Lucy in 1987 comedy film '' Hello Again''

Other uses

Zelda (turkey) Zelda was a female wild turkey that lived at the Battery, a park in New York City, between mid-2003 and c. September 26, 2014. Although flocks of wild turkeys are more common in the city's greener parts (including the Bronx's Pelham Bay Park an ...

, the wild turkey resident in Battery Park, Manhattan * Zelda (זלדה), Israel Defense Forces soldiers' nickname for the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier *

Typhoon Zelda The name Zelda has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific. * Tropical Storm Zelda (1991) Severe Tropical Storm Zelda was the last tropical cyclone of the 1991 Pacific typhoon season; it struck the Marshall Islands on ...