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GRISELDA
GENDER:
Feminine
USAGE:
English
,
Scottish
,
Spanish
,
Literature
PRONOUNCED:
gri-ZEL-də
(English)
[key]
Meaning & History
Possibly derived from the
Germanic
elements
gris
"grey" and
hild
"battle". It is not attested as a Germanic name. This was the name of a patient wife in medieval tales by Boccaccio and Chaucer.
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VARIANT:
Grizel
(Scottish)
DIMINUTIVE:
Zelda
(English)
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