Griselda, also spelled Grizelda, is a feminine

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from Germanic sources that is now used in

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, and

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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

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elements '' *grīsaz'', "grey", and '' *hildiz'', meaning "battle" (compare modern

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''), thus literally "gray battle-maid". As a figure in European folklore,

Griselda 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 Unit ...

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 Grizel, also spelled Grizell, Grizelle, Grisel and Grisell, is a feminine given name which may refer to: * Grisell Baillie (1822–1891), first woman deaconess in the Church of Scotland * Lady Grizel Baillie (1665–1746), Scottish aristocrat and ...

" or "Crisel" People named Griselda or Grizelda include: *

Griselda Álvarez Griselda Álvarez Ponce de León (5 April 1913 – 26 March 2009) was the first female governor in Mexico. Álvarez was Governor of the state of Colima from 1979 to 1985.Griselda Báthory Griselda (née Christine) Báthory (1569-1590) was a Hungarian and Polish noble, the daughter of Christopher Báthory, and third wife of Jan Zamoyski. At the time of her wedding with Zamoyski, her relative, Stephen Báthory, was king of Poland. Za ...

(1569–1590), Hungarian and Polish noblewoman *

Griselda Blanco Griselda Blanco Restrepo (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012) was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine-based drug trade and underworld of Miami, during the 1970s through the early 2000s, and who has also been claimed ...

(1943–2012), a former Medellín Cartel drug lord *

Grizelda Cjiekella Grizelda Boniwe Cjiekella was MEC (Member of the Executive Council) for Education in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, and served as Acting Premier of the province from 20 February 2012 until 2 April 2013. Early life and education Cjiekel ...

(died 2015), South African politician *

Griselda Delgado del Carpio María Griselda Delgado del Carpio (born 1955) is a Bolivian-born bishop in the Episcopal Church, currently serving as assisting bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, having previously been Bishop of Cuba from 2010 to 2023.

(born 1955), Bolivian bishop *

Griselda El Tayib Dorothy Griselda El Tayib (15 March 1925 – 20 May 2022) was a British-born visual artist and cultural anthropologist, who was mainly known for her pioneering research on the traditional costumes as they reflect the culture and society of Suda ...

(1925–2022), British-born visual artist and cultural anthropologist *

Griselda Gambaro Griselda Gambaro (born 24 July 1928) is an 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 Dirty War. One recu ...

(born 1928), Argentine writer *

Griselda González Griselda María de los Ángeles González Santillo (born 4 December 1965) is a former long-distance runner. She twice won the Buenos Aires Marathon. Born in Argentina, she represented her country of birth twice (1992 and 1996) at the Summer Ol ...

(born 1965), Argentine former long-distance runner *

Griselda Hinojosa María Griselda Hinojosa Flores (20 April 1875 – 1959) was a Chilean pharmacist. She became the first woman to practice pharmacy in the country after earning a degree from the University of Chile in 1899. Biography Griselda Hinojosa was born i ...

(1875–1959), first female pharmacist in Chile *

Grizelda Kristiņa Grizelda Kristiņa (, née Bertholde; 19 March 1910 – 2 June 2013) was a Livonian and the last speaker of the Livonian language Livonian ( or ) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Riga, located ...

(1910–2013), last native speaker of the

Livonian language Livonian ( or ) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Riga, located in the north of the Kurzeme peninsula in Latvia but also used to be spoken in the Salaca River valley. Although its last known native ...

Griselda Pascual Griselda Pascual y Xufré (11 February 1926 in Barcelona – 8 June 2001) was a Spanish mathematician linked to research and teaching as well as translating math texts into the Catalan language. Her basic line of research was algebraic number theo ...

(1926–2001), Spanish Catalan mathematician *

Griselda Pollock Griselda Frances Sinclair Pollock (born 11 March 1949) is a British art historian, whose work focuses on analyzing visual arts and visual culture through global feminist and postcolonial feminist lenses. Since 1977, Pollock has been an influen ...

(born 1949), British art historian, cultural analyst and scholar *

Griselda Steevens Griselda Steevens (also known as Grizel Steevens or Grizell Steevens) (1653 – 18 March 1746) was a philanthropist and a benefactor of Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin. For a time it was commonly known as "Madame Steevens' Hospital". Life S ...

(1653–1746), Irish philanthropist and benefactor of Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin *

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 Binn ...

(born 1947), vice-governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe *

Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge, who wrote under the name Portia, (1803–1825) was a Nova Scotian poet who has been called the "highly-gifted songstress of Acadia." Tonge's poetic talent, combined with the tragic circumstances of her early death ...

(1803–1825), Nova Scotian poet

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