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Griselda Gender Female Word/name
Germanic Meaning "grey battle-maid" Nickname(s)
Zelda , Grissy, Selda, Grisel, Grizel Related names
Zelda
Griselda , also spelled Grizelda , is a feminine
given name from
Germanic sources that is now used in
English ,
Italian , and
Spanish as well. According to the 1990 United States Census, the name was 1,066th in popularity among females in the United States.
The name likely specifically stems from the
Proto-Germanic language elements
*grīsaz , "grey", and
*hildiz , meaning "battle" (compare modern
German
grau and
Held ), thus literally "gray battle-maid".
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As a figure in European folklore,
Griselda is noted for her patience and obedience and has been depicted in works of art, literature and opera.
The name can also be spelled "Griselde", "Grisselda", "Grieselda", "Grizelda", "Gricelda", and "Criselda".
Common nicknames include "Zelda", "Selda", "Grissy", "Gris", "Grisel", "Grizel" or "Crisel"
People named Griselda or Grizelda include:
Griselda (folklore)
Griselda Álvarez (1913–2009), first female governor in Mexico
Griselda Báthory (1569–1590), Hungarian and Polish noblewoman
Griselda Blanco (1943–2012), a former Medellín Cartel drug lord
Grizelda Cjiekella (died 2015), South African politician
Griselda El Tayib (1925–2022), British-born visual artist and cultural anthropologist
Griselda Gambaro (born 1928), Argentine writer
Griselda González (born 1965), Argentine former long-distance runner
Griselda Hinojosa (1875–1959), first female pharmacist in Chile
Grizelda Kristiņa (1910–2013), last native speaker of the
Livonian language
Griselda Pascual (1926–2001), Spanish Catalan mathematician
Griselda Pollock (born 1949), British art historian, cultural analyst and scholar
Griselda Steevens (1653–1746), Irish philanthropist and benefactor of Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin
Griselda Tessio (born 1947), vice-governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe
Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge (1803–1825), Nova Scotian poet
Fictional characters include:
Griselda Marchbanks , in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books
Griselda Salazar , in the Fear the Walking Dead television series
Grizelda (or Grizel) Oldbuck, the eponymous character's sister in Walter Scott's "The Antiquary."