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Name

Golda

/GOHL-dah/ FeminineYiddish

Meaning

Golda is a feminine name of Yiddish origin meaning “gold”.

Golda is the Yiddish word for gold, long used among Ashkenazi Jewish families and often paired in records with its diminutive Goldie. Israeli prime minister Golda Meir made it a byword for steely leadership.

Common in pre-war Jewish communities; rare today outside Orthodox families.

At a glance

Origin
Yiddish
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/GOHL-dah/
Themes
Gold

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Questions

  • Golda is a feminine name of Yiddish origin meaning “gold”. Golda is the Yiddish word for gold, long used among Ashkenazi Jewish families and often paired in records with its diminutive Goldie.

  • Golda is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Common in pre-war Jewish communities; rare today outside Orthodox families.

  • The name Golda comes from Yiddish. Golda is the Yiddish word for gold, long used among Ashkenazi Jewish families and often paired in records with its diminutive Goldie. Israeli prime minister Golda Meir made it a byword for steely leadership.

  • Golda is pronounced GOHL-dah.

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