Details for the forename Griselda

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Griselda (female)


Variants:	Grisel (F) Grisell (F) Grizel (F) Grizzel (F)
Derivative(s):	Grisel (F) Grisell (F) Grizel (F) Grizzel (F)
Can be spelt:	Grizelda (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Scottish and English, probably from a German source meaning "grey" + "battle", from which Grizel/Grisel [q.v.] were derived. Old documents written in Latin used Griselda with appropriate case endings for Grisel, Grizel, Girsel and Girzel.