Giselle

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Pledge, Hostage, Noble
Pronunciation
ZHEE-ZEHL(French)
ji-ZEHL(English)
ji-ZEL, zhe-ZEL, Gih-ZEH-leh
Popularity
Giselle is a moderately popular name in the world. It ranks at the 393rd place in the USA (2020 stats), and in the top 100 girl names in Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

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Giselle Name meanings & History

Pledge, Hostage, Noble. Giselle is used as a first name for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Giselle: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Giselle:

G: Genuine,Gregarious,Go-getter,Goof-off

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

S: Sensuality,Social Standing,Solidity,Success,Sex,Security,Status

E: Enliven,Expressive,Environment,Exaggerate,Entertain,Enlighten

L: Languid,Liaison,Luscious,Lovely,Legal,Lazy,Lover

Giselle is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Giselle include model Giselle Bundchen, actress Giselle Rodriguez, and ballerina Giselle Cusi-Hernandez.

2.) GISELLE (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Derived from the Germanic element gisil (to owe, a pledge, a mutual obligation). It was a practice in the early Middle Ages for rival factions to offer a person, often a child, to each other as a pledge of peace. Var: Ghisilaine. Gisela, Gisele, Gisella. (GEE-SEH-LAH)


3.) GISELLE (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: German name derived from gisil (to owe, a pledge, a mutual obligation). It was a practice in the early Middle Ages for rival factions to offer a person, often a child, to each other as a pledge of peace. Var: Gisele. (JIH-ZEL)


4.) GISELLE (Female)

Usage: French

Meanings: Of Germanic origin, Giselle is derived from gisil (pledge). The name was borne by a daughter of Charles the Simple. She was married to Rollo, the first duke of Normandy, as a pledge of amity between the Karlingen and the Normans in 911. (ZHEE-SEL)


5.) Giselle (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) pledge; hostage. See also Jizelle.

Other Forms: Gesele, Ghisele, Giseli, Gizela, Gysel, Gysele, Gysell, Gyselle


6.) Giselle (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Promised

Other Forms: Gisele, Gisell


7.) Giselle (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) naïve; (French) devoted friend

Other Forms: Gis, Gisel, Gisela, Gisele, Gissel, Gissell, Gissella, Gisselle, Gissie, Jizele


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