Griselda
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2014) |
| Gender | feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | "dark battle" or "stone" or "Grey maiden warrior" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Zelda |
Griselda 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 1066th in popularity among females in the United States.
It has been suggested that the name may originate from older German "gris hild", meaning "dark battle".[1] However, some[who?] believe that the name came from the older German word "gries", meaning "gravel" or "stone".
The name can also be spelled "Griselde", "Grisselda", "Grieselda", "Grizelda" and "Gricelda". Other forms include "Grissy", "Gris", "Grisel", "Grizel", "Grissel", "Grizzel", "Grisell", "Grizell", "Grissell", "Grizzell", "Grisleys" and "Criselda".
A person with this name can also be referred to as "Zelda" or "Selda".
People named Griselda include:
- Griselda Álvarez (1913–2009), first female governor in Mexico
- Griselda Blanco (1943-2012), a former drug lord for the Medellín Cartel
- Griselda Gambaro (born 1928), Argentine writer
- Griselda González (born 1965), Argentine former long-distance runner
- Griselda Pollock (born 1949), art historian, cultural analyst and scholar
- Griselda Tessio (born 1947), vice-governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe