Griselda?

[Saturnalia]

Have been discussing this one for a girl with dh. Possibly for a middle name rather than a first.

But what do people think?

Awful! Sorry!

Are you National Lampoon fans?

It's a horrible, horrible name.

Isn't that one of the Ugly Sisters? Not the prettiest names. Is it a family one?

Very hard name. Sounds too like Grizzle

Gristle, Grizzly, Grisly - none have very nice connotations I'm afraid. How about Esmerelda?

Thanks so far for your comments.

Yes, it does have a connection for us, so I'd like to fit it in somewhere. I'm not keen on Esmeralda, but thank you.

Sorry, no I haven't watched the National Lampoon films. I'm guessing it's one of the characters?

Not very nicesounding - like ugly sister druzelda or whatever!

Please don't do it.

I can't think of one positive thing to say about this name. It's so spiky and abrasive.

Well I suppose she would certainly be the only one in the class....

It is an ugly sister name. I'd avoid for that alone. Not fair.

Maybe a variation (I googled):

Chriselda, Gricelda, Gricelle, Gricely, Grisel, Griseldis, Grisell, Griselle, Griselly, Grishelda, Grishilde, Grissele, Grissell, Grizel, Grizelda, Gryselde, Gryzelde, Selda, Zelda

Or give it as a first and go with a nicer nickname?

I like it.

We'd be using nick name Zelda if we decided to use it for a first name.

Zelda is nicer than Griselda IMHO. It's the "grizz" sound which I don't like (grizzle etc.)

Oh Zelda is pretty, as long as you don't mind the Zelda Fitzgerald connection.

It's a very ugly sounding name. I don't think there's ever going to be a revival.

Wasn't Zelda the one in Terrorhawks?

Are you acually joking? It is a wind-up? If not then this name suggestion must surely be in the "the more ugly and odd then the more egggclusive it makes it sound" competition. I make no apologies for the critisism. It's peposterous, pretentious and ugly in equal parts.

Are you Legend of Zelda fans? Each to their own, but Griselda is not pleasant to my ear.

Truly awful sounding name. Please don't inflict that on your dd.

Vile. Nasty. Reminds me of gristle. Yuk. Err why?

That was my mum's alternate name for my sister when she was in a temper when we were kids!

Horrible. Possibly one of the least pretty names there is.

What are Terrorhawks, Legend of Zelda and National Lampoon? What percentage of people know what they are and whether there's a Griselda/Zelda in them?

when DD is whingeing I call her a Griselda-GrizzleGuts.