The name Zella is traditionally a girl or female name. This name has so many different meanings because Zella came from several different languages and cultures, it is most often linked with the name Zelda, the feminine version of the Yiddish name Selig, meaning “happy” or “blessed.”
Zelda is a miniature of the Germanic name Griselda, meaning “grey fighting maiden. Whereas the former meaning of Zella is something like blessing a baby in your life but the latter meaning refers to inspiration to a strong mother of a baby.
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