US Popularity:28732
Origin:German
Meaning:Dark battle
With the meaning “dark battle,” Grizelda is a name with an interesting story behind it. As per German folklore, Griselda was a woman whose patience and obedience were put to the test. Each time she gives birth, her husband takes her children away to be killed. Next, her husband announces that’s he renouncing her and marrying another. When Griselda continues with a quiet resilience, it convinces him of her virtues, that he tells her of his real intentions and surprises her with their children, who had been alive and well all along. So if you’d like your little one to learn an important lesson—that good things come to those who wait and persevere with dignity—this name and story will serve them well.

Grizelda Name Popularity Data

Yearly Ranking Change:

Year:
2018
#28835
in 2018
- 9850
from 1998
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