Meaning:
Its source is gris hild, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Dark battle."
Alternative Spellings: Grissel and Grissele
Popularity:
The name Grisel ranked 3807th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
The name may derive from the Germanic word gries, meaning ''gravel'' or ''stone.''