Nelda \n(e)-lda, nel-da\ as a girl's name 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.