How to Say "Zelda" in Japanese

ゼルダ

Zeruda

ゼルダ (Zeruda) is the Japanese way to say the female given name Zelda.

ゼルダ is used as a female given name. Because it is a foreign name, it is written in Katakana rather than Kanji.

Meaning: female given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Zeruda

While ゼルダ is written in Katakana for the name, some fans create their own 'ateji' by assigning Kanji characters to the sounds to give the name a traditional Japanese meaning.
Japanese fans often use the term ゼルダ様 adding the honorific 'sama' to the name to show extreme respect or devotion to the character.
If you were to write the name using the phonetic 'Hiragana' script, it would look like ぜるだ, which can make the name appear much softer or more 'childlike' to a Japanese reader.

最新のゼルダをプレイしましたか?
Have you played the latest Zelda?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone has played the latest ゼルダ.
Tatoeba #12895329 by rdgscratch, translation #1370090 by Spamster
ゼルダの伝説をプレイしたことがありますか？
Have you played The Legend of Zelda?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone has played The Legend of Zelda using ゼルダ.
Tatoeba #12895330 by rdgscratch, translation #2020350 by Spamster
ゼルダはとても綺麗な名前ですね。
Zeruda wa totemo kirei na namae desu ne.
Zelda is a very beautiful name.

Ren and Himari are talking about a friend's name.

蓮 Ren

新しい友達の名前は何ですか？
Atarashii tomodachi no namae wa nan desu ka?
What is your new friend's name?
陽葵 Himari

ゼルダといいます。
Zeruda to iimasu.
Her name is Zelda.
蓮 Ren

ゼルダさんですか。素敵ですね。
Zeruda-san desu ka. Suteki desu ne.
Zelda? That's lovely.
陽葵 Himari

はい、とても良い名前です。
Hai, totemo ii namae desu.
Yes, it is a very good name.

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