Griselda

[ gri-zel-duh ]

/ grɪˈzɛl də /

a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.

a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “gray battle.”

Origin of Griselda

(def 1) after a character in a tale of the same name in Boccaccio's Decameron

Short and plump, with a dimpled chin, Griselda Blanco might have been the grandmother next door.

Griselda Blanco: The Gunned-Down Godmother |Mac Margolis |September 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Griselda Blanco, a.k.a. the ‘Queen of Cocaine,’ was shot to death in Colombia this week.

Griselda Blanco: The Gunned-Down Godmother |Mac Margolis |September 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But when the spring did come at last this year, it would be impossible for me to tell you how Griselda enjoyed it.

The Cuckoo Clock |Mrs. Molesworth
The brilliant beauty of Griselda had faded, and there were traces of long illness on her sweet face.

Her Season in Bath |Emma Marshall

It was made in the shape of a temple, or a palace—Griselda was not sure which.

The Cuckoo Clock |Mrs. Molesworth
The Marquis having chosen patient Griselda for his wife, causes the court ladies to dress her in her father's cottage.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 417, July, 1850 |Various
They wanted her to stay in bed, but to this Griselda so much objected that they did not insist upon it.

The Cuckoo Clock |Mrs. Molesworth