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Gricel
How to Pronounce Gricel
Pronounced gree-SEL /ɡriˈsɛl/Medium
Meaning: Gricel is a Spanish short form of Griselda, a Germanic name from gris, 'gray', and hild, 'battle', so 'gray battle-maid'. It is carried especially in Latina families as a trim, melodic form.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Gricel is a Spanish clipping of Griselda, a name of Germanic roots — gris, 'gray', and hild, 'battle' — long known through the medieval story of patient Griselda. In the United States it appears chiefly among Latina families, a heritage form that trims the older name to two bright syllables, and shows in records from the mid-twentieth century.
Gricel reached its high point in 1984 and stayed a modest, community-rooted choice thereafter. It reads as a Latina name of the later twentieth century, worn by women now in their forties, and because its Spanish sound would mislead an English reader, the audio is guided from the respelling.
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What does the name Gricel mean?
Gricel is a Spanish short form of Griselda, from Germanic roots meaning 'gray battle-maid'.
How do you pronounce Gricel?
It's said gree-SEL /ɡriˈsɛl/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Gricel a boy or girl name?
Gricel is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Gricel?
Gricel is an uncommon heritage name that crested in the mid-nineteen-eighties among Latina families.