Griselda

Griselda is a feminine name used in the English, Spanish, and German languages. According to the 1990 United States Census, the name is 1066th in popularity among females in the United States.

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Most experts agree that the name came from the Ancient Germanic phrase "gris hild", meaning "dark battle". However, a few believe that the name came from the Ancient Germanic word "gries", meaning "gravel" or "stone".

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The name came be also be spelled "Gricelda". Other forms of the name include "Grisel", "Grisleys", and "Criselda".

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A person with this name is often referred to as "Zelda".

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Griselda is also a figure from folklore (the patient Griselda) (anglicised to Grizzel and similar forms). She occurs in tales by Boccaccio, Petrarch and Chaucer. Griselda is a tale by Charles Perrault. The play Patient Grissel dates from 1599. There is an opera Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti (1721). The Modern Griselda is a novel by Maria Edgeworth from 1804.

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