GRIZEL
GRIH-zel
A Scottish name tied to Griselda, suggesting noble gray-haired dignity and legendary patience.
Meaning
Grizel is a Scottish form related to Griselda/Grissel. The excerpts connect it to the older Germanic explanation of Griselda as from Old High German elements meaning roughly "grey" and "noble" or "lady," while also noting that the name became popular in Scotland through literary tradition. One excerpt also mentions a less flattering folk etymology from a word for "pig," but that is presented as a secondary derivation rather than the main one.
Origin
ScottishGermanOld High GermanLatinfeminine
Fun fact
According to the excerpt, Grizel became especially popular in Scotland after Chaucer made her patience famous.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.