Grisell
A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning variant of Griselda, meaning grey battle-maid.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Grisell by the numbers
Grisell was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 1984, making it a 1980s name.
Other names that come from Griselda
Like Grisell, each of these traces back to Griselda: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Grisell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gisellpledge or hostage; a form of Giselle17 in the US (2017)
- Griselgrey battle; variant of Griselde or Griselda8 in the US (2017)
- Gisellepledge or hostage1,170 in the US (2017)
- Giselepledge or hostage; bright pledge109 in the US (2017)
- Griseldagrey battlemaid or grey heroine43 in the US (2017)
- Giselapledge; hostage40 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Grisell, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Grisell
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