Robin Williams Named Daughter Zelda After Iconic Video Game Princess

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Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda after the titular princess from the video game The Legend of Zelda. He was a big fan of video games and said he loved the name Zelda because it was strong and beautiful.

Robin Williams said that he and his wife were playing The Legend of Zelda when she was pregnant with their daughter and decided to name their daughter after Princess ZeldaRobin Williams said that he and his wife were playing The Legend of Zelda when she was pregnant with their daughter and decided to name their daughter after Princess Zelda (Credit: Carlos Diaz / INFGoff)

Robin Williams said that he and his wife were playing The Legend of Zelda when she was pregnant with their daughter. He said that they were both “addicted” to the game, and they decided to name their daughter after Princess Zelda.

In a 2011 YouTube video shared by GameNews, the father-daughter duo discussed her name’s origins.

In December 2011, Zelda Williams, daughter of Marsha Garces and Robin Williams, was at Spike TV’s 2011 Video Game Awards held at Sony Studios in Los Angeles.

Although Brooklyn Decker was there in Jimmy Choos and Stacy Keibler in Giuseppe Zanottis, 22-year-old Zelda and these Jeffrey Campbells caught our eye.

Actress Zelda Williams looked amazing in a black dress at Spike TV's 2011 Video Game AwardsActress Zelda Williams looked amazing in a black dress at Spike TV’s 2011 Video Game Awards at Sony Studios on December 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California (Credit: INFevents)

We’ve blogged about these heel-less shoes many times before. Her Jeffrey Campbell heel-less platform Mary Janes shoes are 6 1/2 inches high, but they look more stable in close-up because you can see how the curved platform is extended to align with the back of the heel.

Zelda Williams shows off her feet in Jeffrey Campbell's Night Walk heel-less platform Mary Janes in black suedeZelda Williams shows off her feet in Jeffrey Campbell’s Night Walk heel-less platform Mary Janes in black suede (Credit: Tony DiMaio / Startraksphoto)

Some shoeaholics have even uploaded YouTube videos of themselves walking, jumping, and balancing in these heel-less shoes to prove how stable they really are!

Shorter than Michelle Trachtenberg, she wears a shoe size 8 (US). Zelda Williams’s Jeffrey Campbells are these Mary Janes:

Jeffrey Campbell Night Walk heel-less platform Mary Janes in black suede

Jeffrey Campbell Night Walk heel-less platform Mary Janes in black suedeJeffrey Campbell Night Walk Heel-Less Platform Mary Janes in Black Suede