Grizel Forename

284,203rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Grizel 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.

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Grizel Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
2371:1,529,69227,965
Mexico
100%
1621:766,3247,045
Philippines
 
99%
971:1,092,88129,022
Dominican Republic-801:130,3916,179
Venezuela
100%
351:862,91119,455
Scotland
100%
231:232,6253,902
Uruguay
100%
221:155,8023,267
Peru
 
94%
191:1,673,23418,385
Israel
100%
191:442,2599,252
India
100%
191:63,940,9461,014,029
England
100%
171:3,270,76034,807
South Africa
100%
171:3,207,80380,389
Nicaragua
100%
101:601,8349,645
Chile
100%
91:1,956,35613,525
Panama
100%
81:488,32013,543
Brazil-81:26,779,519235,888
Costa Rica
100%
61:794,6589,692
Canada-61:5,522,22952,759
Argentina
100%
61:7,128,87415,663
Paraguay
 
75%
41:1,809,2018,869
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Guatemala-21:8,054,21410,362
Cuba-21:5,753,2769,613
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Belize-11:354,3097,663

The alternate forms: Grizél (1) are calculated separately.

Grizel (116) may also be a surname.

Grizel 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 Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Grizel Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grizél941/
Grizell9272/
Grizzel9259/
Greizel9231/
Gritzel9231/
Griezel9228/
Graizel9217/
Griszel9212/
Griziel924/
Grizcel923/
Grizeld922/
Grizelt922/
Grize'l921/
Grizeel921/
Grizelh921/
Grizsel921/
Griozel921/
Grizael921/
Grizl911/
Grizzell8627/
Grizellt863/
Greizell863/
Greitzel862/
Grietzel862/
Gritziel862/
Grizciel862/
Grizzelt862/
Greiziel862/
Ghriszel861/
Greizeld861/
Graiziel861/
Griszell861/
Gritzell861/
Grizhell861/
Grizziel861/
Grichzel861/
Griezell861/
Grieziel861/
Griziell861/
Graizele861/
Grisel8330,256/
Gricel835,892/
Grezel83314/
Gryzel8316/
Griezl8314/
Greizl8313/
Grizil8310/
Grixel834/
Grizyl834/
Grijel832/
Gruzel832/
Griesl831/
Grießl831/
Greizzell801/
Grissel773,719/
Grisell773,115/
Griseld77392/
Gretzel77331/
Gricell77282/
Greziel77100/
Griscel7794/
Greciel7782/
Griselt7761/
Greisel7758/
Grichel7739/
Griseel7727/
Grezzel7725/
Grayzel7724/
Grishel7720/
Griciel7716/
Greezel7715/
Griesel7714/
Greicel7713/
Greyzel7713/
Grezell7713/
Gresiel7711/
Graicel779/
Gritcel779/
Griccel778/
Griceld778/
Greazel778/
Grygiel775/
Grezhel775/
Griecel775/
Gritzil775/
Gregiel775/
Gritsel774/
Grisiel774/
Griselh773/
Grhezel773/
Griezyl773/
Greizyl772/
Graisel772/
Gricelt772/
Griecyl772/
Grizzil772/
Grisael772/
Grisjel772/
Ghrezel771/
Ghrisel771/
Greczel771/
Graixel771/
Grrisel771/
Gryciel771/
Gryzeel771/
Gryzell771/
Gryzelt771/
Grixell771/
Grizzyl771/
Grhisel771/
Griceel771/
Gricelh771/
Gricsel771/
Gridcel771/
Griehsl771/
Griez'l771/
Griezil771/
Grigiel771/
Grezeel771/
Grezael771/
Grezeld771/
Gredzel771/
Gruciel771/
Grezl739/
Gryzl735/
Grijl731/
Grissell71574/
Gritchel7182/
Greiciel7115/
Grethzel7112/
Grichell7112/
Grishell7111/
Gretzell7111/
Greiseld7110/
Griscell7110/
Grisseld718/
Grisselt718/
Greisell718/
Grayciel716/
Greatzel716/
Grezzell716/
Griessel716/
Greishel715/
Greissel714/
Grisseel714/
Grithcel714/
Gressiel714/
Greisiel714/
Grischel713/
Gritcell713/
Gretziel713/
Greicele713/
Griselld713/
Grayzell712/
Grayziel712/
Greeciel712/
Greichel712/
Griseell712/
Griselth712/
Grisselh712/
Gresiell712/
Ghrissel712/
Greisele712/
Graishel712/
Greyciel712/
Ghretzel711/
Ghriesel711/
Greazhel711/
Greciell711/
Gredzell711/
Gredzhel711/
Greiseel711/
Grayzeel711/
Grayzhel711/
Greaciel711/
Greetzel711/
Greezzel711/
Grehtzel711/
Grisciel711/
Griselll711/
Grithzyl711/
Gritsell711/
Gritshel711/
Gritsiel711/
Grizzgil711/
Grizzled711/
Greyzhel711/
Greyziel711/
Grezielt711/
Grezziel711/
Gricheel711/
Gridsell711/
Griesell711/
Griezill711/
Grettzel711/
Gretzeel711/
Geerisel711/
Gresield711/
Graicele711/
Greaziel711/
Gruazeli711/
Grecel67492/
Grecil67332/
Gresil67196/
Grecyl6796/
Gresel6792/
Grysel6765/
Grezil6751/
Grezyl6730/
Grycel6730/
Gregel6723/
Grisil6722/
Gresyl6721/
Gregil679/
Gritchell678/
Gricil677/
Grigil675/
Grejil674/
Grijil674/
Grexel673/
Grejel673/
Grusel673/
Greichell672/
Greatsiel671/
Grechl671/
Greesciel671/
Greiseell671/
Greissell671/
Greitchel671/
Grayciell671/
Greezl671/
Graissiel671/
Gruzil671/
Gryzyl671/
Grísel671/
Grischell671/
Grisseell671/
Grexyl671/
Grezhl671/
Gricyl671/
Griehtcel671/
Greschiel671/
Greszl671/
Grethciel671/
Grethzell671/
Grècel671/
Criuzelia671/

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