Nelda - name meaning, 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 common first name for women (#730 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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