The baby name Grisilda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ɡrɪˈzɪldə/ (grih-ZIL-dah); Spanish/Italian: /ɡriˈsilða/ or /ɡriˈzilda/ (gree-SEEL-dah / gree-ZIL-dah).
Grisilda is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Grisilda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ɡrɪˈzɪldə/ (grih-ZIL-dah); Spanish/Italian: /ɡriˈsilða/ or /ɡriˈzilda/ (gree-SEEL-dah / gree-ZIL-dah).
Grisilda is Germanic in Origin.
Grisilda is a rare medieval variant of Griselda, from Old High German gris/greis "grey" and hild "battle," conveying the meaning "grey battle" or "grey-haired warrior woman." The name passed into medieval Latin as Griseldis and into Romance languages as Griselda; the -i- spelling appears sporadically in manuscripts and parish registers. Slavic forms include Gryzelda; Iberian, Griselda and Gricelda.
Literary renown came via the "Patient Griselda" tale in Boccaccio’s Decameron, retold by Petrarch and by Chaucer in the Clerk’s Tale, making the name a byword for steadfast endurance. Variants and spellings include Griselda, Griseldis, Grizelda, Gricelda, Gryzelda, and Criselda. Diminutives range from Zelda and Selda to Grisel. Today usage is uncommon but recognizable in Spanish- and Italian-speaking countries and among admirers of medieval names; Grisilda remains the least encountered form.
Grisilda is a rare name. There are only 58 recorded uses of it in our data, from 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #73 | 4 | 2,372 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #198 | 25 | 4,141 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,426 | 21 | 9,415 |
Grisilda is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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