Given name
Grizel
In Scottish use, Grizel is a variant of Griselda. One German interpretation is “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Scottish use, Grizel is a variant of Griselda. One German interpretation is “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Scottish use, Grizel is a variant of Griselda. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Scottish use, Grizel is used as a form of Griselda.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Scottish use, Grizel is a variant of Griselda. The history of Griselda gives this family its wider story. Griselda was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Grizel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 0 boys · 52 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 193 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Grizel’s family of names
Grizel has a related form in Griselda. Grizel is a vernacular form of Griselda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Grizel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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