Griselda is a feminine
given name
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from
Germanic sources that is now used in
English,
Italian, and
Spanish as well. According to the 1990 United States Census, the name was 1066th in popularity among females in the United States.
It has been suggested that the name originated from
Old English
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"gris hild", meaning "dark battle".
The name likely specifically stems from the
Proto-Germanic language elements ''
*grīsaz'', meaning both "grey" and "fearsome, terrible", and ''
*haliþaz'', meaning "warrior, hero", or alternately ''
*hildiz'', meaning "battle" (compare modern
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
''
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'' and ''
Held'').
As a figure in European folklore,
Griselda
Griselda 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 1066th in popularity among females in the United States.
It has been ...
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 include:
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Griselda Álvarez (1913–2009), first female governor in Mexico
*
Griselda Blanco (1943-2012), a former drug lord for the Medellín Cartel
*
Griselda Gambaro
Griselda Gambaro (born 24 July 1928) is an Argentine people, Argentine writer, whose novels, plays, short stories, story tales, essays and novels for teenagers often concern the political violence in her home country that would develop into the D ...
(born 1928), Argentine writer
*
Griselda González (born 1965), Argentine former long-distance runner
* (1910–2013), last native speaker of the
Livonian language
*
Griselda Pollock (born 1949), British art historian, cultural analyst and scholar
*
Griselda Tessio Griselda Rosa de las Mercedes Tessio (born 1946 in Esperanza, Santa Fe) is the Vice-Governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe since 11 December 2007. Formerly a federal prosecutor based on Santa Fe City, she accompanied Governor Hermes Binne ...
(born 1947), vice-governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe
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