Christian battle-maid
A Spanish and Italian diminutive form of Griselda, blended with the prefix 'Cris-' from Christian. It combines the Greek 'christos' (anointed) with the Germanic elements 'gris' (grey) and 'hild' (battle).
Less common today
Criselda isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,745 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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