Griselda

Griselda

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Griselda


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gender = feminine
meaning = "dark battle" or "stone" or "Grey maiden warrior"
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origin = Germanic
related names = Zelda
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Griselda is a feminine name used in the English, Italian, Spanish, and Germanic languages. According to the 1990 United States Census, the name is 1066th in popularity among females in the United States.

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".

The name can also be spelled "Griselde", "Grisselda", "Grieselda" and "Gricelda". Other forms include "Grisel", "Grizel", "Grissel", "Grizzel", "Grisell", "Grizell", "Grissell", "Grizzell", "Grisleys" and "Criselda".

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

Griselda is also the name of two famous operas by Alessandro Scarlatti and Antonio Vivaldi and the inspriation for the aria, Per la gloria d'adorarvi.


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