Griseldis Forename

341,904th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Griseldis Forename Definition:

In Teutonic, ‘stone battle-maid.’ In C13, the English lady, Græsia de Bruere (French bruyère) doubtless drew her name from German gries, a stone. So too Griselda and Grisel(i)dis transform the German Grieshilda. ‘Griselda was the perfectly patient wife’—nowadays she would be condemned as ‘soft’—‘whose tale was told by Boccaccio, and narrated by Petrarch to Chaucer, who told it in his own way’; the lady was also commemorated by Dekker, Chettle and Haughton in their comedy, Patient Grissil, 1603.

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Griseldis Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
5071:190,6863,018
Brazil
100%
211:10,201,722125,264
United States-201:18,126,849152,460
Austria
100%
191:448,1164,416
Switzerland
100%
51:1,642,69915,939
Venezuela-41:7,550,47390,577
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Estonia
100%
11:1,315,3808,883
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159

Griseldis Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

In Teutonic, ‘stone battle-maid.’ In C13, the English lady, Græsia de Bruere (French bruyère) doubtless drew her name from German gries, a stone. So too Griselda and Grisel(i)dis transform the German Grieshilda. ‘Griselda was the perfectly patient wife’—nowadays she would be condemned as ‘soft’—‘whose tale was told by Boccaccio, and narrated by Petrarch to Chaucer, who told it in his own way’; the lady was also commemorated by Dekker, Chettle and Haughton in their comedy, Patient Grissil, 1603. ‘The Scots seem to have been peculiarly delighted with the lady Griselidis—and Grizell or Grisell acquired fresh honour with Lady Grisell Baillie. Grizzie or Girzie are the contractions,’ Yonge.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Griseldis Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieseldis9545/
Grisceldis951/
Griseldies951/
Grisseldis951/
Griseldi9461/
Griseldaise905/
Griseldes8917/
Greseldis8911/
Griseldys896/
Griceldis896/
Griseldie893/
Grizeldis893/
Griseldio892/
Grisceldi891/
Griseldiz891/
Grisildis891/
Griesildis842/
Griselldys841/
Griselda82258,057/
Griseldy82112/
Griselde8238/
Griceldi8211/
Grisildi8210/
Grizeldi829/
Greseldi823/
Griscelda78670/
Grisselda78516/
Grieselda7840/
Griszelda7833/
Grieselde7814/
Greiselda788/
Grisellda786/
Grisseldy786/
Griceldys785/
Grisielda785/
Griceldes784/
Grriselda783/
Ghriselda783/
Griseldaa782/
Grisledys782/
Grizeldes782/
Gruiselda782/
Griselder782/
Grizeldio781/
Greiledis781/
Graiselda781/
Griseelda781/
Griseldda781/
Griselddy781/
Grizselda781/
Greyledis781/
Griszelde781/
Grisildes781/
Gryseldes781/
Grislda7511/
Grledis758/
Grisldy751/
Greyldi751/
Grealdi751/
Grissellda742/
Gresseldes742/
Griscielda741/
Grisseldha741/
Griescelda741/
Griesselda741/
Gricelda7157,567/
Grizelda711,580/
Grisilda71618/
Greselda71346/
Grisleda7137/
Grisilde7130/
Gryselda7129/
Griceldy7125/
Gricelde718/
Grieslda717/
Grizeldy713/
Gresildi713/
Greislda711/
Gryseldy711/
Grisledy711/
Grisylda711/
Grizelde711/
Greseldy711/
Graildes711/
Greceldi711/
Grescelda6711/
Griscilda679/
Greaselda678/
Griezelda677/
Grissilda677/
Gresielda676/
Grisildha675/
Griecelda674/
Ghrizelda674/
Grezielda673/
Griesilda673/
Grayselda672/
Greicelda672/
Griceldaa672/
Grisilder672/
Grizzelda672/
Gresildes672/
Grizellda672/
Gricelder672/
Gresselda672/
Greszelda672/
Greisilda671/
Grishilde671/
Grisildaa671/
Griceldda671/
Griceldez671/
Greseldha671/
Ghreselda671/

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