Grizelda
2025 SSA
About Grizelda
Grizelda is a famous folklore figure, noted for her patience and obedience. Her story has been told by Petrarch, Chaucer, Boccaccio and set to music by Scarlatti, Vivaldi and Massenet.
In the most famous telling of her story, Grizelda's husband tests her fidelity and obedience three times. Once at the birth of her daughter, whom he asks Grizelda to give up to be put to death. Grizelda agrees. Her husband asks the same of their second child, a son. Again, Grizelda agrees. Finally, her husband renounces her to marry another. Uncomplainingly, Grizelda leaves. Eventually her husband reveals that he was testing her, and surprises her by showing her her alive and well children and taking her back in.
Grizelda is Anglicized as Grisell or Grizell. Zelda makes an attractive nickname option.
Pronounced grih-ZEL-duh.
As of October 2026, Grizelda ranked #15717 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4434 in 1976.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Grizelda on lists
Famous Grizeldas
- Grizelda Boniwe Cjiekella
South African politician
- Grizelda Kristiņa
last known speaker of the Livonian language
- Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge aka Portia
Canadian poet
Grizelda in pop culture
- Grizelda
character from "The Hilarious House of Frightenstein"
- Grizelda Yewbeam
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Used in "Your Auntie Grizelda
" a song by the Monkees