Nelda - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Nelda \n(e)-lda, nel-da\ is a variant of Eleanor (Greek) and Helen (Greek), and the meaning of Nelda is "sun ray, shining light".

The baby name Nelda sounds like Nilda and Nelida. Other similar baby names are Nella, Nelia, Nela, Zelda, Selda, Kelda, Neda, Nedda, Velda and Welda.

Nelda is a very popular female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Nelda. Compare Nelda with related baby names.