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Gricelda

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Pronounced grih-SEL-dah /ɡrɪˈsɛl.da/Medium

Meaning: A Spanish spelling of Griselda, from Germanic gris 'gray' plus hild 'battle' — 'gray battle-maid'. Griselda is famous from medieval literature as the model of patient endurance, in Boccaccio and Chaucer.Medium

In 30 seconds: Gricelda is the Spanish Griselda — Germanic for 'gray battle-maid' (said 'grih-SEL-dah').
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Origin MediumSpanish, Germanic
MeaningA Spanish spelling of Griselda, from Germanic gris 'gray' plus hild 'battle' — 'gray battle-maid'. Griselda is famous from medieval literature as the model of patient endurance, in Boccaccio and Chaucer.
U.S. rank (2024)#14020 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1983
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,577

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198319522024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Gricelda is a Spanish spelling of Griselda, from Germanic gris ('gray') and hild ('battle'). The name became famous through the medieval tale of patient Griselda, retold by Boccaccio and by Chaucer in 'The Clerk's Tale'. It settled firmly into Spanish and Latin American use, where the Gricelda spelling is common (said 'grih-SEL-dah').

It appears only rarely in U.S. records. Rare, literary, and Spanish-familiar.

Did you know? Griselda, behind Gricelda, is a literary heroine: Boccaccio and Chaucer both told the story of patient Griselda, tested past all reason and never breaking. The name's roots are blunter — gris ('gray') and hild ('battle') (said 'grih-SEL-dah').
Overall data confidence 55%
References — Gricelda — Spanish spelling of Griselda; Germanic 'gray battle'

Variations

GriseldaGriseldaGrizelda

Nicknames

GriselGrisZelda

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Gricelda mean?

Gricelda means 'gray battle-maid', from Germanic gris ('gray') and hild ('battle'). It is a Spanish spelling of Griselda.

How do you pronounce Gricelda?

It's said grih-SEL-dah /ɡrɪˈsɛl.da/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Gricelda from a story?

Griselda is — the patient heroine of medieval tales by Boccaccio and Chaucer. Gricelda is the Spanish spelling of that name.

How popular is Gricelda?

Gricelda is rare in the U.S. and now uncommon in Spanish-speaking countries too.

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