At a Glance: Name: Chriselda – Meaning: grey battle – Origin: Germanic (variant of Griselda) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: krih-ZEL-duh
Chriselda is a Germanic (variant of Griselda) girl's name meaning “grey battle”. It appears in our list of 200+ Dazzling Whimsical Girls Names You Definitely Haven’t Heard.
Meaning & Origin of Chriselda
Meaning: Grey battle.
Origin: Germanic (variant of Griselda).
A common claim: Sometimes glossed as 'Christ's battle maid', reading 'Chris-' as referencing Christ. Actually: This is folk etymology -- the name most likely descends from Griselda, whose first element is Germanic gris 'grey', not any form of 'Christ'.
How to Pronounce Chriselda
Phonetic: krih-ZEL-duh IPA: /krɪˈzɛldə/
Popularity of Chriselda
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1958–1996.
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