Nintendo's popular The Legend of Zelda series is named after writer F. Scott Fizgerald's wife Zelda. The two became celebrities after their success with books. Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto explained the decision with this quote "Zelda was the name of the wife of the famous novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. She was a famous and beautiful woman from all accounts, and I liked the sound of her name. So I took the liberty of using her name for the very first Zelda title." and the rest is history.
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Good choice!
An interesting fact, Adam! Thanks for sharing!
Zelda is a special name, even in my opinion. It sticks to your mind :) And I love Fitzgerald's work! Thank you for your kind comment on my blog! Today we have 26 degrees, so it still keeps on getting warmer!
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E from Helsinki
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WOW, how interesting. I always thought Zelda sounded like a dog's name rather than an actual name.
That is interesting! I had no idea. I love the Zelda games.
"Zelda" has ZING!
I didn´t know this but I have heard that Robin Williams´ daughter was called Zelda because of the computer game. Kisses:)
And finally.....a reason for a mother to actually like a video game! Thanks.
I didn't know that! I love playing Zelda haha
Siempre nos mantienes bien informados!!
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Wow! I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing!
Never knew that one
that actually is my dog's name. Zelda is my favorite series.
I thought that it was like this!
Really? I didn't know about this
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cool information again! :)
It’s a GIRL Thing
I had a cat named Zelda after his wife :) But she was far from beautiful. She was a bit insane and wanted to become a ballerina all her life, even though she was too big and too overweight for that. She died when she burnt down in a fire in the asylym she was locked in.
Very interessant post. Zelda is a legend :)
never thought of that
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