Details for the forename Grisel

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Grisel (female)


Variants:	Girsel (F) Girzel (F) Griselda (F)
Derivative of:	Griselda (F)
Can be spelt:	Grisell (F) Grizel (F) Grizzel (F)

Source(s):	"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Scottish and English spelling variant of Grizel [q.v.], from Old German, possibly meaning "grey battle-maiden". Old documents written in Latin used Griselda with appropriate case endings.