Giselle

English

Etymology

From French Giselle.

Proper noun

Giselle

1. A female given name from French.
   • 1995 Sharyn McCrumb, If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him, page 85:

     "Giselle? That's not the name on the documents — "

     "Oh no." Bob gave her a sad smile. "Her real name was Staci, but she once studied ballet, and Jeb thought she was so graceful, with her big brown eyes. Like Bambi. So the pet name went from Gazelle to Giselle. Giselle is a famous ballet," he added, in case A. P. Hill were culturally challenged.

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Gizela (cs) f
• French: Giselle (fr), Gisèle (fr)
• Georgian: ჟიზელი (žizeli), ჟიზელ (žizel)
• German: Gisela (de) f
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• Portuguese: Gisele (pt) f, Gisela f
• Russian: Жизель f (Žizelʹ)
• Spanish: Gisel (es) f

Anagrams

• gellies

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French

Alternative forms

• Gisèle

Etymology

From Old French, shortened from Germanic compound names beginning with gisil (“pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“pledge, hostage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.zɛl/

Proper noun

Giselle f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Ghislain, Ghislaine
• Gilbert, Gilberte

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Giselle f

1. a female given name; Alternative form of Gisela