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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Griselda f. Possibly Proto-Germanic *grēwaz 'grey' + Old High German hiltja 'battle'.

The character of "Patient Griselda" occurs in both Petrarch and Chaucer, as well as other, less-well known, literature, and her popularity contributed to the use of the name in the later period.

England
Early Modern English
● 1560 Grysell RegBisham p. 1; 1572 Gryssell BUmar-vol9 p. 5; 1576 Grissell StAnthonlin p. 25
Spain
Latin
● 1488 Griselda (nom) carbonell-I p. 24
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Griselda". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Griselda.