Grizel

Griselda is a feminine given name from Germanic sources that is now used in English, Italian, and Spanish as well. According to the 1990 United States Census, the name was 1066th in popularity among females in the United States.
It has been suggested that the name may originate from older German "gris hild", meaning "dark battle". However, some believe that the name came from the older German word "gries", meaning "gravel" or "stone".
The name can also be spelled "Griselde", "Grisselda", "Grieselda", "Grizelda" and "Gricelda". Other forms include "Grissy", "Gris", "Grisel", "Grizel", "Grissel", "Grizzel", "Grisell", "Grizell", "Grissell", "Grizzell", "Grisleys" and "Criselda".
A person with this name can also be referred to as "Zelda" or "Selda".
People named Griselda include:
Griselda Álvarez (1913–2009), first female governor in Mexico
Griselda Blanco (1943-2012), a former drug lord for the Medellín Cartel
Griselda Gambaro (born 1928), Argentine writer
Griselda González (born 1965), Argentine former long-distance runner
Griselda Pollock (born 1949), art historian, cultural analyst and scholar
Griselda Tessio (born 1947), vice-governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe

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Grey and battle.

Griselda, Zelda, Griseldis

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Grizel Niven	1906	British sculptor