Griselda

Gri-ZEL-da

German

"grey battle"

The name Griselda is currently ranked #998 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #653 in 1981. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in GRISELDA, GRISELDA, and GRISELDA. Griselda is occasionally used for boys in 1991.

Griselda Rank in US Top 1000

# 998 in the US

Popularity of the name Griselda

• 1633 Nameberry 2023
• 409 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Griselda

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• Dominica
• Rosetta
• Lucetta
• Fernanda
• Claudine
• Paola
• Thérèse
• Raffaela
• Bathsheba
• Federica
• Domenica
• Laverne
• Emmanuelle
• Delphina
• Maddalena
• Maritza
• Victoire
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Famous People Named Griselda

• Griselda Blanco Colombian drug lord
• Griselda Gambaro b. 1928, Argentina's most celebrated playwright
• Griselda Siciliani Argentinian actress
• Griselda Greaves wife of English novelist Alan Garner

The name Griselda in Pop Culture

• Griselda perfect wife whose patience was sorely tried by her husband in "The Decameron" (1350)
• "Griselda " opera by Alessandro Scarlatti based on The Decameron
• Griselda Blackwood character from TV's "The Worst Witch"
• Griselda character in "The Cuckoo Clock" (1877) by Mrs Molesworth
• Griselda Grantly (later Lady Dumbello) character in Anthony Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire series
• Barbara Griselda the hideous Countess Gruffanuff (wife to Jenkins) in Thackeray's "The Rose and the Ring" (1855)
• Griselda minor character in the video game Odin Sphere
• Griselda minor character in Sword Art Online
• "Auntie Griselda " song by The Monkees
• "Griselda " song by Yo La Tengo
• Griselda a dryad in Marissa Burt's "Storybound"