Meaning 
The name Griselda has the following meaning: Gray, or "Fighting maid". The name appeared in the famous tale told by Boccaccio and Chaucer, "Patient Griselda", a story of Griselda, a submissive wife who humbly accepts the unreasonable demands imposed upon her by her cruel husband. The short form of this name, "Zelda" has always been very much preferred over the full name.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Griselda is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Griselda in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Griselda is pronounced as gree-sell-duh Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Griselda and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Griselda: Boys - Anton, Dutch, Leonard, Leopold, Maynard, Roderick, Sigmund, Theodoric, Tillman, Volney, Wendell, Wilbert, Girls - Bernardine, Eloise, Lesia, Both genders - Emerson, Raymond, Walter
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Griselda: Chriselda, Gricelda, Gricely, Grisel, Grisell, Griselly, Grishelda, Grishilde, Gryselda, Gryzelde, Zelda
Style 
We think the name Griselda should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Griselda to be: A dull, studious girlIn one word, you might describe Griselda as a(n) " studious" person. See other "studious" names for girls.
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