Griselda Forename
Approximately 258,057 people bear this name
Griselda Forename Definition:
A female name. the second element of Griselda or Griseldis seems to be Old German hild ‘battle’, ‘strife’, the first may be Old German grisja ‘grey’, though an Old German name Grishild is not actually on record. It is also possible that it represents the recorded Old German Cristehildis, a compound of Christ and hild.
Read More About This ForenameGriselda Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 100% | 114,745 | 1:1,082 | 208 |
| Argentina | 100% | 56,562 | 1:756 | 170 |
| United States | 100% | 22,127 | 1:16,384 | 1,448 |
| Colombia | 100% | 6,818 | 1:7,008 | 718 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5,725 | 1:5,275 | 674 |
| Guatemala | 99% | 5,646 | 1:2,853 | 449 |
| Peru | 100% | 5,628 | 1:5,649 | 819 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 5,041 | 1:2,069 | 332 |
| El Salvador | - | 5,026 | 1:1,262 | 217 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 4,978 | 1:1,454 | 359 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 4,901 | 1:2,163 | 457 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3,865 | 1:1,557 | 316 |
| Panama | 100% | 2,814 | 1:1,388 | 272 |
| Honduras | 100% | 1,957 | 1:4,506 | 624 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 1,863 | 1:1,840 | 271 |
| Cuba | - | 1,803 | 1:6,382 | 619 |
| Albania | 100% | 1,436 | 1:2,122 | 461 |
| Chile | 100% | 1,410 | 1:12,487 | 851 |
| Spain | 100% | 1,396 | 1:33,331 | 1,625 |
| Ecuador | - | 1,364 | 1:12,996 | 939 |
| Philippines | 100% | 566 | 1:187,296 | 8,536 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 518 | 1:9,205 | 878 |
| Brazil | 100% | 443 | 1:483,603 | 16,065 |
| South Africa | 100% | 340 | 1:160,390 | 11,052 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 139 | 1:1,855,854 | 97,231 |
| England | 100% | 130 | 1:427,715 | 9,628 |
| Canada | 100% | 96 | 1:345,139 | 10,447 |
| Belize | 100% | 77 | 1:4,601 | 949 |
| India | 100% | 63 | 1:19,283,777 | 461,620 |
| France | 100% | 54 | 1:1,230,932 | 8,854 |
| Italy | 99% | 49 | 1:1,246,165 | 10,159 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 44 | 1:384,138 | 10,738 |
| Germany | 100% | 41 | 1:2,357,997 | 12,782 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 32 | 1:5,548,886 | 78,655 |
| Greece | 100% | 32 | 1:341,705 | 5,459 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 28 | 1:126,796 | 2,116 |
| Thailand | 99% | 24 | 1:2,919,409 | 69,251 |
| Belgium | 100% | 23 | 1:499,567 | 8,101 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 20 | 1:1,188,484 | 41,438 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 19 | 1:432,289 | 7,332 |
| Malaysia | 79% | 14 | 1:2,174,996 | 61,888 |
| Sweden | 100% | 14 | 1:704,136 | 15,982 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Scotland | 100% | 10 | 1:535,037 | 6,544 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 8 | 1:6,598,540 | 36,161 |
| Austria | 100% | 8 | 1:1,064,275 | 7,469 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Oman | - | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
The alternate forms: Grisélda (1) are calculated separately.
Griselda (155) may also be a surname.
Griselda Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. the second element of Griselda or Griseldis seems to be Old German hild ‘battle’, ‘strife’, the first may be Old German grisja ‘grey’, though an Old German name Grishild is not actually on record. It is also possible that it represents the recorded Old German Cristehildis, a compound of Christ and hild. It is not found in early use as a christian name, and its adoption was no doubt due to the literary influence of Chaucer, who took the story of Patient Griselda (the Clerk’s Tale) from Boccaccio. Dekker wrote a play on the subject. The name is used mainly in Scotland where it is still quite common, usually in the form Grizel. Lyford 1655 gives Grishild, but Grissel, Grizzel or Grisel were the usual forms by that time.
The English form of the mainly Scottish Grisseldis.
The Gaelic form of Grissel.
Teutonic (feminine) - Grey-eyed maiden.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Indomitable heroine: literally, stony battlemaid.
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